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Grand Junction, Michigan, Thursday, Nou. 23, 1898. lolume18. No, 46. -. FIRST ( PI DTI?.
condemn the sins at others. Arid such is
the creed they have made.
But let us examine the above unholy
plea against the Bible, and for their creed.
Having only the Bible, we would be
without " some rule or regulation as- to
what constitutes a brother.' So the Fa-ther
of all the children of God, and Divine
Authoi- of the Bible, has given us, in his
word, no rule by which we can determine
who is a brother in his holy family; no
tests of sonship in Christ. May God for-give
this sectish thrust at the wisdom of
heaven. A moment's reflection would have
caused the writer to know he penned a
positive falsehood. The inspired discipline
of the church of God gives us infallible
marks of membership. For instance, " He
that is born of God doth not comrnit sin."
He that sinneth is of the devil." " In
this the children of God are manifest, and
the children of the devil." John 3: 8- 10.
" And every one that lov- eth is born of God,
and knoweth God." jno. 4: 7. " And
this is love that - we walk after his corn-mandments."
2 Jno. 6. He - that hath
my commandments, and ke. epeth them,—
not some of them but all— he it is that
loveth me." " Yea if a man love ' me he will
keep my sayings." He that loveth me
not keepeth not my sayings." Jno. 14: 21,
23,24. " By this shall all men know that
ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to
another." John 13: 35. " Whosoever trans-gresseth
and abideth not in the doctrine
of Christ, hath not God." 2 Jno. 9. And
" by their fruits ye shall know them."
So the Bible not only gives us the nec-essary,
rules and regulations by which we
may positively know who is a brother in
the household of faith, but it also points
out who are not members. And these
tests are so plain and unmistakable that
all men may know who are of God and first, that the organization of sects is es-who
are not. As Paul also testifies, that sential to the visibility of God's church.
we are manifestly declared to be the Second, that the church cannot be an
epistles of Christ; known and read of all organized body without sects. " A sect is
men." 2 Cor. 3: 2, 3. So the blessed a portion cut off, or separated from a body
Bible leaves no occasion for any other of which it forms a part." Is there
rule or regulation's as to who is a brother any sense, logic, or divine truth in the
in Christ. And we affirm in the presence teaching that an invisible body is made
of the Judge of all, that no other rule, visible by cutting a portion from it? None
cited, law, or regulation on earth has any of the present sects came into existence
authority to measure the children of God. till that of Rome, about A. D. 270. WDS
But since the Bible does not point out God's church an invisible thing on earli,
what constitutes a brother to Mr. B. T. until nearly three hundred years hat::
Roberts, from whose pen Mr. Sims makes passed? " A sect of Christians, " says
the above assertion, it must be that they Roberts, " is a part of the entire Christian
allude to a Free Methodist brother. This body, separated from the rest." In the
is all true. The holy Book that emanated name of Jesus we ask, has the body of
from heaven, does not give rules and reg. Christ become more visible by having
ulations for institutions that are of earthly about 666 parts separated from it? The
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origin. Therefore it is wholly unsuited for very pit of hell is the source of such abom-the
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discipline of any sect, and the founders inable teachin g. The formation of all
of these " cut- offs," have been forced to the sects has had exactly the opposite
assume the head hip of their own bodies, effect. Their great heaps of wood, hay
and furnish them with laws. and stubble, and every abominable rub-
But ere passing this point we must re- bish, have, in past centuries, well nigh hid
buke the positive falsehood that the Bible the true church from sight. As the his-furnishes
us no rule or regulation to put torian De Aubigne says, " Originally, who-away
Mormons— adulterers— drunkards, ever possessed the Spirit of Christ was a
and covetous men. The New Testament member of the church." " But different
mentions these very sins and informs us causes soon concurred to . originate the
plainly that they which1 do such things i- dea of the necessity of external union:
have no inheritance in the kingdom of * * * a political and earthly form or asso-
God; so all we need do is to " lay judge- ciation."
meat to the line" of the Word, and they This is the same blindness that still pre-are
left on the outside. It is also false vails in sectism, and is manifest in their
that, " every body has a right to construe confused clamor for sect organization.
the Bible as they underst; n1 it." Much And what led to that supposed neces-less,
the privilege of " putting such Con- sityforearthly organization, or association?
structions upon the Bible as to uphold Here the historian hits the very cause,
them in their ungod: y deeds." What a when he says, " Ignorant of the spiritual
doctrine of devils is here laid down! What character of the church, and feeling tile want
a standard for sect professing holiness! of certain external pomp in religion, they
But by these words they show clearly that nrostra. ted themselves, half savae and
they have no auahority from God to preach half hea.‘- h, ni as they were, at the feet of
the Word. In their own utter perversion. the high i_. riests at Rome."
of the word of God, they find it necessary Ignorance of the spiritual character of
to give base ,, and ungodly men the same the church, and that earthly idea of the
chance to cover their deeds. Surely all i kingdom of heaven, is what led the Jews
" heretics are subverted and sinneth." I to reject Christ's spiritual church; it also
If it be true, as this tract asserts, tha4sided the great mass of Christians in the
there are some things necessary for the third century to sacrifice freedom of Con-government
of the church, that are not in ! science in Christ, and nearly every element
the Bible, then the apostle Paul was badly, of true Christianity into the hands of carnal
mistaken when he said, " All scripture is and vicious bishops: it gave birth to the
given by inspiration of God, and is profit- 1 blasphemous idea of Christ yet setting up
able for doctrine, for reproof, for correc- a literal kingdom. And the same fruitful
tion, for instruction in righteousness; that ' source of all creeds, religious intolerance,
the man of God may be perfect, thorough-' strife, confusion and abomination, gave
ly furnished unto all good works:" 2 Tim. birth, not only to the first sect, the mother
3 : 1 6, 17. - - - of all the modern isms, but to those Pro-
Instead of" instruction in righteousness," I testant daughters of the old harlot. The
the Emphatic Diaglott, Dean Alford, and sin o sectisnz has bred all the sin in SeCti SM.
Rotherham translations all render, " disci- I All the hypocrisy, pride, bigotry, jealousy,
pline_ in righteousness. So the word of ungodly amusements, and carnal festivities
God is a perfect and inspired discipline, carried on in sects, are the fruit of zeal for,
and there is no other h- eeded; because by the sect, a corrupting infusion froth the
invisible God, is a
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Now learn a parable of the dg tree: When
his branch is ; et tender, and puttstis forth
lea-.- en. ye ka. V7that summer is nigh:
Bo likewise ye, when ye shall see an these
thingazow_ that it Meal', even at ths Crew.
Uatt. 21:
rhit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? means of it, the " man of God may be
Thou that aohorrest idols, dost thou corn- ' perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all mit sacrileg- e?" To rebuke men's sins by good works." If then it is all sufficient
the Bible, men must accept and obey the for a man of God to live by, and yet is
Bible themselves. But the book of God
forbids the sin of schisms, sects, as strong- ly
as it does any other sins On earth; there-tore
to put awa3., men for the sin of adultery,
drunkenness, or covetousness, these F.
preachers feel the need of - some rules and
regulation; besides the Bible." A creed
not so for Free Methodists, and other
sectarians, it must be
s
that they lack some-what
being men of God. And so, it comes
to pass, that in trying to detract from the
Bible, they overthrow themselves.
IS THE CHURCH OF GOD A VISIBLE
ORGANIZATION ?
that v; ill pass by their own shns,. and yet " But these people do not believe in a
visible, organized church."
So says the tract. This is another mis-representation.
The church that Jesus
purchased with his own blood, he also
" built." ._; Matt. 16: 18. That is, organized.
" From whom [ Christ] the whole body
fitly joined together, and compacted," etc.
Eph. 4: 16. " In whom [ Christ] all the
building, fitly framed together, gro‘ veth
unto an holy temple in the Lord." Eph.
2: 21. " He who hath builded the house,
— organized the church— hath more honor
than the house." " He that buildeth . all
things is God." Heb. 3: 3,4, " But God
hath tempered the body together." Con
12: 24. " And God hail set some in the
church,- first, apostles," etc. Cor. 12: 28.
To fumis- h with organs, build, compact,
fitly frame together, and to temper the
body together, cover all that is included
in the word organize, and, " All these
worketh that one and the self same Spirit"
Cor. 12: 11. Yea, " It is the same God
which worketh all in all.' Con 12: 6.
These scriptures show that the church
of God is a perfect and glorious organiza-tion,
and that God, through the Spirit, is
the Organizer. And all that the Word
teaches respecting the ordination of elders
— or bishops— and deacons, is proper and-right;
but their ordination is all consistent
with the positive statements, that God
himself, works all things in the building,
and organizing of his own church.
And that glorious temple, built by the
a hill cannot be hid." Matt. 5: 14.
' , The protection of the rights of indi-vidual
Christians demands that there be a
visible organization, and hence sects."
These words contain two deceptive false-hoods
from the father.. of lies. Namely:
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t iollt • now to h.. Willi hiiii fort• Ver Moro.
Tho' w. ," 11 int- s hitu at morning and eveninL,
Thore'll be a vat . an• y nothing ran till;
We'll not thinl: of itto poor sleeping body,
But welt thinh if t; eorgt . as living still.
Farh • ini u1t > y in) in life we lovetl dearly.
But who on earth w 1l meet never untre;
Tho by the help of the ble: sett Itetleemer.
We hope to Itivet tui illai beautiful shore.
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WISDOM.
RALLY considered, wis-dom
is an attribute of God, and
he ongs to him alone. It is imparted
to humanity only as the will is yield-ed
to God, which enables man to re-ceive
of the things Of God. After
receiving the experience of full . sal-vation,
wisdom is one of the most
desirable graces, and in fact might be
termed the crowning grace. It is
indispensable to real usefulness in
the CliriAian life. It begins with the
very beginning of godliness and ITIUSI
he ( I t: Vt101.)(! ti with the increase of
God. Without itonan is but a mortal
worm and is an eisy victim to all the
adverse powers around him. With
it he is ; ible to bring to noluzlit every
principality and power.
How plainly this was manifested in
God's people in Bible times. They
keenly felt its need and humbly
sought for [ t mid obtained it, by which
they became illustrious for God and
glorified him among the nations. By
this NViSdOlii they v.- ere enabled to
rise high above all kings and mon-archs
of earth. As this was necessary
for them then, it is equally as neces-sary
for us now. This is evident eV-ery
where. in these days of peril,
when the resources of hell are being
exhausted to deceive the world, and
the line of battle is drawn up against
the saints of the Most High, there is
nothing more needful than this heav-enly
wisdom. It alone can out- gen-eral
the enem y and secure safety to
the soldiers of the cross. ' Without it,
defeat would be certain. With it;
victory - is heard all along, the line and
the enemy completely conquered.
WHAT IS WISDOM?
' Fhe fear of the Lord is the begin-ning
of wisdom.— Prov. 9: 10. Let us
hear the conclusion of the whole
matter. Fear God and keep his com-ma.
ndments.-- Eccl. 1 2: 13. As long
as man remains foolish enough to
follow the crevices of Satan - and be-lieve
his deceptions, he will not feel
the fear of God that he otherwise
would. As soon as he stops his wild
career long enough to recieye the
convictions of the Spirit of God, he
begins to realize- that he is- unprepar.;
ed to meet God and fears to face the
consequences of a violated law. Ev-ery
sinner must fear God . before he
can love him. The . Spirit • of God
warns him of his danger. His dan-ger
is the judgment and its- awful
consequences. He fears. God who
will do justice in his condemnation,
therefore the poor penitent soul for-sakes
his . sins, and falls quietly before
the throne of mercy begging forgive-ness
from him whose law has been
broken. As longeas Satan can suc-ceed
in keeping the mind of the sin=
ner- filledwith the- vanities of the world
he does not seriously think of the
judgthente therefore he does not fear
God, but foolishly sleeps in his dan-ererous
condition. Giving heed to
the convictions of the Spirit, he begins
the life of wisdom and forsakes his
sins. This is the beginning of wisdom.
ITS SOURCE.
Man in his vain efforts has never
found it by worldly research. To
God alone must we turn to find this
priceless jewel, and happy is he who
becomes a fool in his own sight and
begins at the cross to receive wisdom.
There is a path which no fowl know7
- All, and which the vulture's eye hath
not seen. The lion's whelps have not
trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed
by it. But where shall wisdom be
found? Man knoweth not the price
th e reof, neither is it found in the land
of the living. The depth saith, It- is
not in me, and the sea saith, ft is not
in me. Whence then cometh wiscl6m,
and where is the place of understand-ing?
Seeing it is hid from the eyes of
all living, and kept close from the
fowls of the air. Destruction and
death say, We have heard the fame
thereof with our ears. God under-standeth
the way thereof, and know-eth
the place thereof.— job. 28: 7, 8,
[ 3, 14, 20- 23. Daniel answered and
said, Blessed be the name of God
forever and ever, f6r wisdom and
might are his! He giveth wisdom
unto the wise, and knowledge to
them that. know understanding.
- W. BYERS.
" NO- SEOTISM,"
( Continued front last issue.)
IS THE INSPIRED WORD SUFFICIENT TO
GOVERN GOD'S PEOPLE?
The head of Rome aud the tails of
Protestantism say no. But " the prophet
that teacheth lies, he is the tail." Isa. 9: 15.
Thus they say, " Reason informs us : that
there are some things necessary in the
government of the church, as well as other
things, that are not laid down in the Bible."
Hear the argument in defence of the above
assertion. - Must I be deprived of using
the hoe to cut the weeds out of my corn,
simply because the Bible does not inform
me so to do?" This is disgusting sophis-try.
What has cutting weeds out of y- Our
corn to do with the government of the
church? The object of the Bible is not to
tell you how to get the weeds out of your
corn- field, but how to get the obnoxious
weeds of sin and sectism out of your
hearts, which is far more important. But
does the F. M. creed give its subjects li-cense
to use a hoe in their corn- fields. We
think not. So it does not help the matter.
But hear again the argument: .
" But just how to go about putting a
brother [ a member ] away front among
them without some rule or regulation as to
what constitutes a brother, is more than I
call tell. Says one, the Bible is our rule.
But since every one has a perfect right to
construe the Bible as he understands it,"
etc., " I say how can you put away these
Mormons, these drunkards, the covetous,
without some rules and regulations besides
the Bible, seeing all have the privilege of
putting such constiuction upon the Bible
as to uphold them in their ungodly deeds:"
0 may God pity the poor priests of
Babylon that grope ni suceh ignora, nc
confusion and mists of darkness. Surely
" the sun has gone down over the priests."
" They are all ignorant:" " They are all
blind;" " They are shepherds that cannot
understand." Isa. 56. We can see no
reason why F. M: preachers should give
all such ungodly characters license to
construe the Bible so as to , uphold them
in their ungodly deeds, unless it is because
they wish the same license themselves. If
a man wishes license to _ teach that it is all
right to have schisms and divisions in the
body. of Christ, and • sects, " cut off " from
the body of Christ, notwithstanding the
word of God forbids such destructive her-esies,
it would, indeed, be very difficult for .
him to condemn men who are guilty of
other sins equally prohibited in the Bible, i
" For wherein thou judgest another, thoul
condemnest thyself." Christ said to the
old Pharisees, " He that is without sin
among you, let him first cast a stone."
But all being convicted of sin in their owns
hearts went out.. And these modern Phar-isees
confess they . also have no authority
from the Bible to condemn MormOns,
covetous idolaters, nor _ even _ drunkards.
" Thou that sayest a man should not . corn-sect.
All this mass of rottonness we lay
to the charge of man's organization, the
very works of the devil which' the F. M.
bigots yet have the affrontiveness to plead
for, as necessary to the visibility of God's
church. Their baneful fruits are always the
Same. Let us return to the pages of- his-tory
again and trace the effect of the• first
formation of Christianity into an " earthly
association," by human organization. The
historian continues as follows: " A great
separation took place ere long,. The form
and the life became disunited. An exter-nal
organization was gradually substituted
for that interior and spiritual communion,
which is the essence of the religion of
God." " The living church retiredsgra. du-ally
within the lonely sanctuary of a few.
solitary hearts, an external church was
gradually substituted in its place." De
Aubigne s History of the Reformation,
pages 9, in -
From the time men began to make
creeds and organize, two churches appear.
in the pages of history. One is the " true
church," the other the false substitute.
The former possess the life of Christ in
the hearts, the other was but . a routine of
" form," a lifeless heap of outward machin-ery..
" The true church retired" almost
from view, because of the outspread pomp
of the false. In other words, the real
church of God was rendered almost invis-ible
' through the great babel of sects.
These are facts of history that no honest
intelligent man can deny. Therefore,
men's • sects do not make visible God's
church. But to the contrary, they obstruct
her life, and obscure her glory. Hence the
fact that, until the evening light revealed
the true church, as she shone out in the
morning of the dispensation, everybody
looked upon the man- built substitutes as
the church; and the body of Christ, which
only is the church, was scarcely discerned
at all.
But if the'- sects do not make the church
visible, what do they make visible? Ans- .
wer, carnality, and the works of the devil.
This we shall prove by the Word, and by
the Babylon tract itself. In Gal. 5: 19,20
we are told, " the works of the flesh are
manifest, which are these;"- among other.
things, " heresies," are the manifestation of
this evil. And the word is rendered - sects"
in the Emphatic Diaglott. Paul also
charges the Corinthians with being carnal,
Cor. 3: 3, and proves it by their schisms,
and. sectish spirit. .
Now let us turn to the tract and we read
that " Most divisions originate in a corrupt
heart, and some from error of judg- ement."
Then divisions, cut- offs or sects, make the
corruption in men's hearts, and the error
in men's judgment visible instead of the
church. What utter blindness and con-fusion
to suppose that God's church is
dependent upon the corruption in men's
hearts, and error in their heads, to bring
it forth into visibility, and practical oper-ation.
But this is the conclusion justly
drawn from the teaching of these F. M.
preachers.
( To Be Continued.)
KENESAW, NEB.
DEAR SAINTS OF GOD: May grace
be, multiplied unto you all. I do re-joice
with the joy of our Lord, that I
can testify to the saving and keeping
power of our Lord and Savior. Praise
the Lord ferever! I have been made
to notice more than ever before, God's
commands to those who stay at home,
in regard to those who have sacrificed
, the comforts of home life, that they
might break the bread of eternal life
to a dying world, and gather together
God's elect from the darkness of sect-ism.
Now if we say " Depart in peace,
be ye warmed and filled," and do not
minister unto those things needful to
the body, what will it profit us or them ?
We must put works with our prayers.
What a mighty onward move there
will be in the battle of the Lord when
the poor saints that seem to have
only a living, begin to cast into the
treasury of God, the widow's two
mites! Oh what have we that we ha. v e
not received ? and if we have received
tit, why withhold that which belongs
to the Lord ?" 1- 7or God is not unright-eous
to forget our labor of love, which
ye have showed his name in that ye
have ministered to the saints and do
minister."— Heb,. 6: 1o. If ye are faith-ful
in a few things, God will make you
ruler over many things. Let us move
out- on the promises of God's w ord,
that we may grow fat and receive
abundance of God's grace, For to
him that hath shall be given, but to
him that hath not shall be taken away
even that- which he seemeth to have.
May the Lord bless these few lines to
the benefit of his children. Pray for
me. Your sigter, brought iuto the one
fold, MARY HELDENBRAND
T1
( 15 with Mill/ Main: Is. Zcelz. 9: 11.
rizz , nt of tie = Uzi : S. Babylon, and
rizfr• teitry;; mfoar nth ihoi ti sn tthzel: thimee n cof tt hceu tL oorfdf ' isn v heenr-nanta:
ho will rend, r unto her a recompense.
Azi the land shall tienohle and sorrow: for
rirnor, of the. Lori thall be porformed
ilabylot, to male the land of Babylon
withont inhabitant.
Jar. 7,1: 6. Ea.
or some one else led of the Lord, to
come here soon and hold a meeting.
NANCY TAYLOR,
Rich Hill, Mo.
I send an earnest request to the
true ministers of God to come and
preach the true gospel to us, as we
are in great need of it: • Your sister
in Christ, M. HEYD,
Bristol, Lake Co„ Mich.
EDITORIAL.
Bro. Jno. H. Wilson, Worcester,
Mass., writes that God has a few
faithful children in that city. We
trust the pure Word will speedily be
preached in that and other cities in
the east.
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Dunlap. JJ. BD. Sweet Louisa sSmmitihth. Wm
H. Arnett, R. Kachel, J. North, G. A. Thomas,
A. A. Link.
REQUESTS FOR PRAN ER.
Elnorah Dennis, High Hill, Miss.
requests prayer that she may be heal-ed.
I desire to be.- sanctified wholly.
Pray for me. Also we want some of
God's ministers to come to this coun-
- ry. J. E. CRECEILUS.
Marengo, Crawford Co., Ind.
DEAR SAINTS OF GOD: I ask you all
- 0 offer the prayer of, faith Sunday,
Nov. 26; at eight o'clock, for the heal-ng
of my body, for the glory of God.
have been enduring very painful
suffering for over three years.
. LYDIA B. KIRCHNER.
Sister Hattie Skinner, of Burden,
Kan., has been having a very severe
cough and thimks she cannot last long
it ti is not stoppeco, She requests the
prayers of the sa vian- e- tasck . for her healing.
Mrs. E. L. Kelly, Cawker City, Kan.,
writes that she has a son who was par-alyzed
a few years ago, and at times
loses all control of his speech, and
temper, and is now in a very critical
condition. She desires your earnest
prayers in his behalf; Wednesday
evening, Nov. 29, that he may be de-livered
from his affliction.
DEAR SAINTS OF THE MOST HIGH
GOD, AND TRUMPET READERS: God
teaches us in the parable of the un-just
judge and the widow, to not take
no for an answer, also to believe that
we do receive whask for a nd
we shall receive. Little May Wiles
who has the paralyzed limb, has not
yet recovered, and this fall she fell
from a building- stone and broke her
arm above the wrist. I ask you to
pray as you never have before, that
this little one May be healed of paral-ysis.
Make special prayer Wednes-day
evening-, Nov. 29. A. Wiles.
Let all of God's people pray very
earnestly, on Tuesday Nov. the 28th,
for your very needy brother. My
soul is saved and sanctified and whol-ly,
given into God's hands and my
body is also in his hands to heal, for
I want to be healed so I can work
for God again and tell the people
what God has done for me. I have
already learned a wonderful lesson,
and do not see how God can or is
getting glory out of a continuation
of this terrible disease. If you want
to suffer with me and feel- so led, you
might fast that day - and make your
earnest request known to God in the
evening in my behalf. I cannot do anyok
thing; can hardly get out of my bed
until God sends the mighty healing
power through my body. Oh that I
may once more be able to sing and
talk for Jesus. Oh let a mighty con-centration
of faith ascend from every
soul. From the hand of your very
feeble, but saved brother. -
C. E. HUNTER.
CALLS FOR MEETING.
We wohld like to have Brother
and Sister Cole, or Bro. Starkberry,
We expect to. finish printing ' this
! Out. It was delayed a few days on
book this week,- and in a few days
- 11. h b I- - d3 d
account - of getting cuts for- illustra-tions,
also, in Obtaining testimonies
front the penitentiary.
It is hoped that this volume will be
the means of turning Many boys
from the ways o f wic ked neSs and vice.
The first few pages show the pure
life of Joseph; and the _ remaining
! chapters are to the boys of to day.
It also contains testimonies from
: those who are now in the peniten-tiary,
because of a wrong course ta-ken
in boyhood days. It gives a di-
I rect talk to the boys against evil
habits, andthe pictures are such- as
I to . make a more vivid impression up-on
their minds. - The subject is
treated in such a way that the modes-
' tY of no one need be shocked. Path-
! ers and mothers should not fail to
have- their boys informed on such
: Subjects. The cloth_ books cannot
he bound before December as the
' book binders are - - over- stocked with
work at present. . However the cloth
books will be ready before Christmas
and will make a splendid present for
! the boys. Cloth 40 Os. - Paper cover
25 ets.
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.
1st. QUESTION: Would a child of
God be justified under certain cir-cumstances
to trade horses?
I. D. C.
ANSWER. Yes, if the trade can be
made to the glory of God, and to the
benefit and satisfaction of both par- nintteerreesstteedd..
Put to make a bus-iness
of horse trading just for the
pleasure there is in it, or what little
money might be gained at the ex-pense
of others, is not to the glory of
God.
2d QUESTION: What is a . religious
proselyte as spoken of in Acts 13: 43.
ANSWER, A proselyte_ is anew con-vert.
A religious proselyte is one
who has been converted to some re-ligious
faith. Those whom Paul and
Barnabas " persuaded to continue in
the grace of God," were doubtless
those, who Were notJews, who had
accepted the faith of Jesus Christ.
E. E. B.
A brother asks us how to have a
meeting houst deeded, so as to be
lawfully held, and avoid any unscript-ural
course.
ANSWER. There are some techni-cals
in state laws respecting the con-stitution
of trustees, that should be
looked into. Usually the law requires
a ten days notice of a meeting for the
election of trustees, and in some states
the law requires a copy of that no-tice,
arid the results of the meeting
to be recorded in the county seat
court house, in order to be lawful
trustees. Let the meeting be called
and published according to law, and
then, a minister present, or any
brother, can suggest the elders and
deacons of the church at that place,
and their successors in office be law-fully
constituted and appointed trus-,
tees of said meeting house. And the!
entire church can cast their vote by I
an amen. This avoids all voting by
ballot, which is contrary to the prin-ciples
of the body of Christ, since the
Pentecost infusion of the Holy Spirit;
where it is God, working all things in
all, it avoids subsequent elections,'
and avoids the creation of all offices
other than those authorized in the
New Testament. Since only elders,
— also called bishops— and deacons
are authorized by the wordh; of God,
into their hands should be committed
all the official business of the church.
By the above plan a perpetual board
of trustees are provided for, without
any special election of men to that
offiCe, and all is kept within the apos-tolic
organization.
The deed should be made to, " the
church of the living God" at, or in
( here insert the name
of the place) in trust of
ninsseerrtt the names of the present
elders and deacons) the elders and
deacons of said church, and their
successors in office.
By adopting, in all legal forms, the
scriptural title, " Church of the Living
God," we not only distinguish the
church as being the one that is of
God, but also designate which God.
While there are lords many, and
gods many," and there are churches
of the dead gods, we are members
of the one church of the one living
God.
A WOTDERPUL DELIVERANCE.
RULO, NEB.
DEAR TRUMPET: Please accept my
testimony-. I have been a- - slave to
the opium habit for twelve years;
and all those years I - was so - misera-ble;
I suffered the torments of hell
as it were. Not knowing there was
a God in Israel who would deliver
me, my husband has spent hundreds
of dollars with different doctors and
! they could never accomplish a cure.
Now the reason of my forming this
habit is as follows: I was thrown
from a _ carriage, and had my arm
I broken and the bones in my wrist
thrown out of place. Then blood
poison set in and I was in such pain
the attending physician gave me
morphine until I contracted thebah-
! it; then of myself I could non beat
I back the evil one and get free. They
recommended opium, thinking it not
so poisonous. About two months
ago the Lord sent such deep convic-tion
on my heart' that I felt without
immediate help my soul would be
lost; and I cried: " My God, What
shall I do to get free?" I went to God
and cried: " Forgive me, oh God for-give!"
and he being a merciful God,
I said, " I will forgive all your past
sins, but you must quit the opium."
Then what could I do? Of myself
this seemed an impossibility. Three
weeks passed by withoutany relief,
. during which time I was almost in-sane.
But praise the Lord he came
l
to deliver me. On the sixth of Oct.,
he Sent two of his saints to my house.
They were perfect strangers to me.
I had never met them before. So
the Lord led me to make a confes-sion
to them. I did so; then they
asked me if I would not take it to
the Lord in prayer. I consented.
Then we knelt in prayer. Then God
answered our prayers and removed
the desire for opium from - me. Yet
i he took his own - gob(' time to cleanse
my system. For three days I laid in
a cold, clammy sweat. The second
day the Lord began to purge my
system, which continued for over
three weeks: For nine days no food
would ' remain on my stomach, dur-ing-.
which time I became so weak I
could hardly raise My head off the
pillow alone. At the end of three
weeks. He removed all my pain, and
now this beautiful morning - I know
am a free woman in Christ Jesus.
Praise his name forever! On the 29th
of Oct., He sanctified me wholly.
Bless the - Lord; and Nov. 5, I was
buried with Christ in baptism. Glo-ry
be to God! Pray for me, dear
saints, that I may be humble and
ready to do the Lord's - Will in all
things. - Your sister in. Christ,
LAURA M. STARKS.
NEWS FROM THE FIELD.
CARMI, ILL., Nov. II, 1893.
DEAR SAINTS OF GOD: I have just
arrived at home, and found my wife
and little girl quite well. Thank the
dear Lord! I went down to Equality,
III., Nov. 1st, and began preaching
the gospel. Baptized five the first
Lord's day, one a dear sister that had
been in the Methodist sect many
years. About sixteen converted and
sanctified, altogether. To God be
all the glory. Brethren, remember
the place, and give them a call in the
near future. You will find a good
people hungering for gospel light. I
think I will go to Vincennes, Ind., in
a few days if the Lord wills. We
are saved and all on the altar of
God. J. D. BAUGH.
ADAMS, IOWA, Nov. in 1893.
DEAR TTR UMPET RREEAADDEERRSS: May God
and keep all of you for his
name's sake. Meetings are still go-ing
Qn in vicinity of Adams. Have
been compelled to move about some-what,
but we know that God is work-ing.
Have a good interest. The
saints here are being established in
the second benefit. Those wishing
meetings in Iowa, West and South,
address us at Adams, Iowa, Musca-tine
Co. We are praising God for
full salvation. Pray for us and
the work here. Yours saved,
F. HUSTED AND 0. WILSON.
THE FLOATING BETHEL.
PITTSBURG, PA.
The Floating Bethel is landed at
Sixth St., and lies partly under, and
partly above the Sixth St. bridge,
which is the principal bridge of the
two cities, Pittsburg and . Allegbany.
And as the saints stand on the top of
the boat and sing, the passers by on
the bridge stop, look down and listen..
The interest is increasing, and many of
the honest- hearted men and women
that hear the singing from the bridge
above, come down to the services,
which are held daily and nightly.
Let us pray _ that God ma y raise the
two cities from the dead.
A. B. GILDERSLEEVE.
LIVERPOOL, ENG., NOV. I, 1893.
MY DEAR BRETHREN IN THE Go: s -
PEL OF OUR LORD: I write you this
day to inform you how the. Lord is
prospering his work in this place.
Truly we are glad to report victory
for the Lord, and praise his holy
name for what - he is doing for us and_
others. Truly God has done a won-derful
work here in this city, in
saving many dear souls ; some of which
will no doubt make workers in His
vineyard. We find many dear people
in this country, hungering for the Bi-ble
truth. How our - hearts go out
after such! We are doing all we can
In the way of preaching and giving
out tracts, and our labor is being
blessed to the salvation of souls. We
received the tracts that some one
sent us. Thanks for the same. And
we shall use them to the glory of God:
We are all well and joyful in glory.
Praise the Lord! We are now pray-ing
for - Father to provide the means
to open up the work in Scotland. Ire-land
and Wales, which we believe is
according to his will. So do not be
surprised if he stirs some of you up
to that effect. Well, dear ones, pray
for us and the work here, and may
we all do our duty and practice what
we preach, pray and sing. Yours in
Christ, J. H. Ru PERT.
CEDAR CREEK, ND., Nov. 15, 1893.
DEAR SAINTS OF GOD: We are
happy to tell you that we still hold
fast in Christ the faith of the Gospel.
Our short stay at Zion School- house
/ in Marion Co., resulted in the salva-tion
of four precious souls. God is
at work in those parts, and the peo-ple
are fast seeing the truth. Tues-day
we left for this place, and were
met at the station by uncle D. L.
Houser. We hope to remain in these
parts until December, then go home
and stay one week, and then to
southern Indiana or Clark Co., Ohio,
the Lord willing. May all the saints
pray for us that we may be used_ of
God to the salvation of lost sOuls, and
keep under the blood.' - My standing
Post Office address is Burket, Ind.
We remain Our brother and sisters
in the one body, the church z and all
complete in him.
S. L. SPECK AND CO.
Since our notice a short time ago,
concerning the book we propose to
write, a few private letters have been
BY W G. SCHELL. sent us which contained some valuable
points of information. We thank the
dear ones for their kindness and aid
in that line, and shall be glad to hear
from others.
Last week we sent out statements
to subscribers whose time of subscrip-tion
has expired, as we desire to
revise our books at the begining of
the year; and all who received a no-tice
please let us know whether you
desire the paper continued. If you
have not the money and desire - the
paper continued, all you have to do
is to write and let us know at once
and your names will be left on the list.
Those who are destitute and too poor
to pay, please let us know, and your
names will be placed on the free list.
If any mistake has taken place let
us know and we will gladly rectify
the same.
The Boy's Companion.
■ SP• 6/ 0- 411,.
SHELTON, NEB., Nov. 12, 1893.
DEAR SAINTS OF GOD: I think a few
words from this part of the field is
due you. After leaving the Hollen-burg
camp meeting we traveled with
team north- west to this place, distrib-uting
tracts and TRUMPETS. On our
arrival here we received a package
of books and a roll of papers from
the Trumpet Office. The papers we
distributed over this country. We
also preached the gospel and gave
lessons in Sabbath schools. This is -
a new field, and the work is breaking
up the fallow ground and sowing
good seed. I find a few good people
in this country, and one said to me
after reading-- the TRUMPET, " That
just suits me, that is just what I
wanted." So we are to sow beside
all waters. Since I was anointed at
Hollenburg, I have gradually gained
strength and have a . better appetite
than I have had for years. Glory be
to our God whom we serve! He is a-ble
to deliver us out of the burning
fiery furnace, and his grace is suffi-
have already commenced, we expect ' them
delivered_ in tne power of the I ioly
Spirit. On Lord's - day afternoon
we went down to a large stream of
water, and there dear Brothei- and
Sister Cope were buried with Christ in
baptisnein the presence of a large con-gregation
of people. We had many
invitations to return, which we expect
to do in the spring, the Lord will-ing.
May God bless them for their
kindness to us during our short stay
with them and keep them faithful to
the end, is our prayer.
We arrived safe in this place last
evening, and find truly that God has
been working with the people here,
and no doubt will accomplish the
work intended by sending us here,
and get to himself a people and
great glory, even in Augusta, and
though the Exposition and State Fair
to begin meeting
t
o night in the name in bed. And trheya camye aned pd
come to the houSeweher IWaS
converted and three sanctified \ t
I- pel in its purity! I am glad: to tell
3: On t my husband professed faith
in Christ, and was baptized with me.
0 pray for us, that we may be able
to do all the will of God. Your sis-were
wt-: 11 pleased with the gospel, as1 , u saved and. sanctified,
WINNIE COPE.
AUGCSTA, GA, NOv• 10, 1893. I DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS I
ST. CLAIR, TENN.
bleDsEsA yRoLuY BalEl LaObVuEnDd SanAItNlyT, S f: o Mr a_ yl eGsuods, Ii CvHatRiIoSnT.: I am rejoicing in a full sal sake. Amen. We are happy to re- t on earth cIo duildd nboet aksn hoawp tphya ta sp eIo apml
Jesus
port perfect victory in the name of this morning. I want to praise God
awnidth k . ea pW cto ebn yas trhaein sft up rloilvywe sre aro vffer podem ianc a ehl lii nme vo, i ulf, roIIr bC thhrei sgti, f wt ohof hsuisf fbeerleodv tehda tS wone , t Jheigsuh souls. Praise God forever1! he meet- e madee so rich and free I .
away with Christ in God. Glory, glo
the begi n m ng t he, : weather was un-part
of the meeting was well attend-ed,
and the majority of the people
favorable, being rainyr; but the latte
i ng near St. Clair, Tenn. was good.
Although not many were saved,
there were quite a number that ac-pknooswit
ieodng efdo rt hthe et rruitghh at. n Td WtoOok wtheerier r ones lere preac. h the blessed gos-cient
to enable us to be an overcom- 1Dear saints, pray for me that
er in ever_ trial, in every temptation. know more of the Lord's will. YI omurasy
Your brother, saved and kept by the truly,
power of God . A. WILES. A. H. BLACKMER.
of Jesus, whoi s mighty to save and
MANCHESTER, IOWA.
DEAR ONES IN CHRIST: My testi-mony
is, I am saved and kept by the
mighty power of God. Praise His
great and holy name! _ God- saved
me, a sinner, last July. Since that,
he has healed me. I had rheumatism
in my arms anc, leall over my back and
chest. I got so bad that I could
hardly breathe. The doctor told me
that when it went to the heart it
would be apt to kill me. And I felt
as if my time was short upon this
earth, but glory be to Jesus he told
me to send for the brethren and sis-ters
and have them pray for me, that
it was his will to heal me. So I had
my husband go where they were
holding, prayer meeting and have
and I was he
a
led immediately . I ot
breathe as free as ever. And w
hen
0 thank God for sending his anointed
ry! I am kept by his mighty power-
CARMI, ILL.
DEAD. SAINTS OF GOD: I have nev-er
written to the TRUMPET and have
not taken it but a short time, but have
been a reader of its pages'for nearly
one _ venr. I do think it is the very
best holiness paper I have ever read..
Praise God for the GOSPEL TRumpE
The Spirit itself beareth witness wi
my spirit this morning that I am
child of God. Rom. 8: 16. Praise th
Lord I Ten years ago God for Christ
sake pardoned my sins; for abo
nine years I lived in a justified rel
tion to God, living up to all the ugh
I had. With that I continued Inn
gering and thirsting after righteou
ness. Matt. 5: 6. And Jesus said sue
should be filled. At that time san
tification as a second and distinc
work of grace was preached near h
and I heard of it, and immediatel
began searching the scriptures an
found it to be true, and that this
the will of God even your sanctifica.
tion. Thess. 4: 3. Well praise th
Lard, I now realized the truth o
Jno. 16: 13,—" When He the Spirit o
truth is come, He will guide you in
to all
t
ruth." Praise the dear Lord
for light! As soon as I saw it was my
privilege to be made free from the
power and dominion of the adversa-ry
of my soul, I immediately began
seeking for the blessing of entire
sanctification. I was then a member
of the Missionary Baptist sect, and
our pastor tried hard to hinder our
faith, but I conferred not with flesh
and blood, but obeyed Rom. 12: 1,
and immediately experienced that
peace of God which passeth all un-derstanding.
Glory to Jesus for full
salvation! Well it was but a short
time after the Lord had sanctified
me wholly, until they put me out of
their sect. I did think seriously for
a while of joining the M. E. sect, but
the Lord would not let me. I praise
the Lord for the true light. I am
out of all sects, and in the one body;
and praise God for revealing to me
what the true church is. May God
bless his truth, to his own glory and
to the enlightenment of the eyes of the
understanding of his children every-where,
is the prayer of your sister,
under the blood,
MRS. R. C. BAUGH.
love of God, making this life a hea
en of glory unspeakable. What m
our eternal heaven be? It does n
yet appear, but by God's grace
shall see by and by. Yours, patie
by waiting the last great day,
CHAS. AND MINNIE ORE.
all his word. Our hearts are packed ion. When I returned home from
and overflowingewith the pure holy camp meetign I went to t iele meet ni g
v- where I was in the habit of going. I
ust testified to the wonderful saving pow-ot
er of God, then told them to drop my
we name, which they did; then I had a
nt- drawing to go to the M. E. meeting.
I went and truly God gave me liberty
to testify to what he had done for me,
and it did have its effect on some;
then the devil said to me," You surely
can go with them now, because God
so wonderfully blessed you in testify-ing."
But since then it was my priv-ilge
to go to St. Louis and hear Sister
Walter preach a sermon on the spir-itual
house of God. 0 praise God
T.! forever and eyed- Before she was
th through with the discourse I was fully
a convinced by the Spirit of God that
e I cannot go to sect meetings. only
is when God sends me there with a
ut message. God says in Jer. 15: 19,20,
a- " Therefore, thus saith the Lord, If
t thou return, then will I bring thee
1-- again, and thou shalt stand before me,
s- and if thou take forth the precious
h from the vile, thou shalt be as my
C- . mouth; let them return unto thee, but
t return not unto thern; and I will make
y, the
e
unto this people a fenced brazen
y wall, and they shall fight against thee,
d but they shall not prevail against
S thee, for I am with thee to save thee
- and to deliver thee, saith the Lord."
e Yours in Christ, EMILY PUTMAN.
OBITUARIES.
BANGOR, MICH.
George W. La. nning was born Oct.
17, 1849, in Hancock Co., Ohio, died
in BangoreMich. Oct 16, 1893. He
was converted when young and lived
a true Christian life, until he heard
the evening light preached. He ac-cepted
it and was faithful until death.
Though he was a great sufferer, he
never once gave up his hope in Jesus,
and just a few days before he died he
said, " Take every thing from me, but
let me have salvation." He would
sing and praise - the Lora through all
his affliction. We can truly say, " Our
loss is his gain." Blessed be the name
of the Lord! MRS. M. A. LANNING.
WEST SALEM30;
Ameliah Repp, maiden name Ben-singer,
was born in Berks Co., Pa.
Jan. 16, 1816, and died at her home
near West Salem, 0., Oct. 19, 1893.
Aged 77 years, 8 mo. and 3 days. She
emigrated with her parents to Ohio
in the year of 1 834, and was united
in marriage to Peter Repp in 1836.
To this union were born nine sons
and two daughters. Two sons resid-ing
at Glenn and a daughter at Lee,
Mich.; and the rest, seven sons and
one daughter residing near her home.
She was converted during the winter
of 67 and joined the Evangelical As-sociation,
but lived a consecrated and
devoted life until- death came to re-lease
her of her pain and sufferings.
She has been a sufferer for years and
for 28 long months she has been sore-ly
afflicted, but humbly bowed to the
will of the Omnipotent, and bore her
affliction with Christian patience, only
waiting for the Master to say, It is
enough, come up higher. Her very
countenance told that she was pre-pared
to go and meet her God in
peace, and she- often expressed her
desire to depart this life and be at
rest. She leaves to mourn her de-parture,
an aged husband, nine sons,
two daughters, forty- four grandchil-dren,
eleven great- grandchildren and
a host of relatives and friends. Elev-en
grand children preceded her to
the spirit world, where they meet in
bliss to part no more. Text,— Phil.
1: 21. " For to me to live is Christ,
and to die is gain."
ALFRED LEIBEY,
Lee, Mich.
fort and save all the dear ffiendS' .
and make this providence of God a
great blessing to the' communitye
Amen.
gregation. May the Lord bless; nO -
strong to deliver. Praise his name
forever! Amen. We desire your u-nited
prayers. Yours in the one
body, contending for the faith,
Thomas CARTER,
A. J. KILPATRI K ,
1446 Marbury St.
TESTIMONIES 44
WONDERFUL.
PIC nun.
CENTRE PINT, IOWA.
DEAR SAmrs Gon: I feel led to
write my testimony for the glory of
God. I praise the Lord I am saved
to day. I am free from all sects and
human oganizations. Thank God!
Pray for me, dear saints, that I may
always be faithful, and never depart
from the narrow way. Your brother
in Christ, C. E. CALDWELL.
ELLISVILLE, MISS.
D EAR SAINTS OF Gon: I praise God
for this wonderful salvation that
saves me to the uttermost, frees me
from all sectism and Babylon confu-sion;
and gives perfect peace to my
soul. I can shout freedom, through
the redemption of the blood . of the
Lamb. Praise God! His word is a
lamp unto my feet and a light unto
my path; and the more I walk this
way the brighter the light shines un-to
me. Pray for me. Your sister,
saved to the uttermost,
G. A. THOMAS.
DODGE CITY, KAN.
DEAR SAINTS: I thank God that I
am rejoicing in a free salvation, that
. am saved and sanctified, and have
victory over the world, the flesh and
the devil. I have been praying for
five or six years for God to raise up
ah people that would worship him
without sects and isms. I am asking
God to send some of his people here
to hold a meeting. There are about
four saints here. But we have never
had the gospel preached in its purity.
ELLEN ASTIENEELTES.
4 SMITH CENTER, KAN.
DEAR SAINTS OF GOD: I have a de-sire
to let you know I am still trust-ing
in God, and I want to obey him
In all things. Oh! I do praise God
for his cleansing and keeping power.
Glory to God in the highest! There
are a few here that are out in the
evening light, and we have been ex-pecting
some of God's ministers to
come here to hold meeting. We are
real hungry for some pure gospel
food. B. A. WILLIAMS.
CORTEZ, COLO.
DEAR TRUMPET READERS: I have
been waiting, before writing my tes-timony,
for the Lord to heal me. I
cannot say that I am healed, but I am
better. I am trusting in the Lord for
a complete healing. The Lord is my
keeper and my all. I am trusting him
for all things, and am living up to his
word the best I know how. I give
God all the praise for what he is do-ing
for me. And I love him dearly.
HAMILTON, MICH.
DEAR SAINTS OF GOD: To day I am
praising God for salvation that saves
me from all sin. The scripture tells
us that everything works together
for good to those that love the Lord,
and I find it so. The dear Lord has
wonderfully healed me several times,
for which I give him all the glory.
At this present time I am very much
afflicted with a very serious internal
cancer. Have been suffering for sev-eral
months. I ask the prayers of
all who read this to pray that every-thing
may be removed that may pre-vent
my healing. I also ask the
prayers of the saints that my hus-band
and children may give their
hearts to Jesus and be saved. Oh
my heart is so burdened for them,
to see them saved before it is too late.
According to the signs of the times
it will not be long before the great
and final day of the Lord. From
your sister, saved,
CHARITY A. KIMBER.
right out of bed and could use my
arms in any way I pleased, and could
my husband saw what the Lord had
done, he was saved the same time.
I give God all the praise. His praise
is continually in my mouth. I am so
glad God ever led me out into the
evening light. He is my all and in all.
He keeps me and sanctifies me. Pray
for us. Yours washed and cleansed
in the blood of Jesus,
ROLINO HEMPSTEAD.
BRECKENRIDGE, MICH.
DEAR SAINTS OF GOD: I feel it would
be to God's glory to testify to the
great and wonderful work the Lord
truly has done for me. I was a slave
to tobacco for thirty- seven years,
thought I could not live without it, as
it was ordered by my physician that I
should smoke for a distress in my
stomach. I had tried in my own
strength to leave off sraoleing, as I was
ashamed of it, but could not. This
summer as it was my priviledge to
attend the saints' camp meeting at
St. Louis, Mich. where the pure gos-pel
was preached in all its power and
simplicity, I was convinced that I was
not right with God. Up to this time
I was a member of good standing in
the Congregational sect, but oh there
was no life and power of Christ there,
nnd now I wonder that I stayed there
as long as I did. I loved God and
what I supposed was his cause, but I
wanted to be popular and dress like
all the rest. But oh how I do praise
God with all my heart that my eyes
were opened to the truth! I had heard
only two sermons preached on the
straight way before camp meeting,
but oh how this created a hunger
a. nd thirst within for more light and
knowledge of God's will and way!
Praise God, when I got on the ground
I received a great blessing; new light
came and I felt that God could take
away all the evil out of my heart, and
in answer to believing prayer the
power was given to overcome the ter-rible
habit. 9 praise him, all ye peo-pie,
for the Lord has saved me from
all the slavery of this bondage to sin.
There is not the least desire for it.
I'm free! I'm free! Bless his dear
name!
He also saved me from sect Baby-
On the 6th of Nov. 1893, five miles
north of Fern, Pa. Clark W. Davis
was called Out of time into eternity.
Aged 26 years, 3rno. and 12 days. He
and his brother Richard, both beau-tiful,
bright young men, began to be
consumpted about five years ago.
Though blessed with a praying
mother and kind father, they were
sinful and rebellious toward God. But
in spite of all that could be done to
rescue them from the grasp of that
dreaded disease, its wasting continu-ed
until the dear boys were brought
face to face with death. The saints
visited and prayed with them, and
held meetings in the house, and final-ly
Richard, the younger of the two,
was constrained, by the love of Christ,
to give his heart to God. He was
joyfully saved. He only lived sever
al days to praise God on earth, in the
ojoyyss of heaven's love. He de-parted
im peace Oct. 29. Up to the
day of his funeral his brother Clark
remained yet hard hearted and un-yielding.
But as he took his farewell
look upon the cold, but peaceful face
of his departed brother, he was made,
to cry out, " I too will have to die.'
After returning from the grave, the
saints talked to him, and sang with
him, and from that time his proud
heart melted by the love of Christ,
and a few days later he too was joy-fully
converted to God. 0 the good-ness
and infinite mercy of God! Dear
Bro. Clark lived about one week,
praising God in all his sufferings and
admonished all the friends to meet
him in heaven. Nine days after the
departure of his brother, he bid all
an affectionate farewell, and left his
earthly house, to join his brother in
a house not made with hands in the
heavens. The dear boys leave father,
mother, brothels and sisters, this
comfort in their sorrow, that all is
well with them; since they have gone
to be with Jesus forever. 0 may God
save the father and all the surviving
friends in Jesus, that they may also
depart in peace and join the loved
ones over there. Satan had evil
affected the minds of the dear boys
against us, but after saved, they were
both very anxious to see us. But
this desire was not realized. We
reached here the same day Bro. Clark
departed, and hearing of his desire
to see us, our company hastened on
to the place, but found the spirit had
taken its flight a few hours before
our arrival. We had the sacred priv-ilege
of preaching his funeral in the
school house near by, to a large con-
DIED, near Grand Junction, Mich.,
Nrov. 16, 1893, Emma Belie Courtney;
aged ten years, ten months and ten
days, only daughter of John and Sister
J. E. Courtney of Bay View, Mich.
Little Belle was attending the private
school on the camp ground. She was
delighted with the school and enjoyed
the society of the dear ones in whose
loving care she was entrusted. On
Thursday, Nov. 16 she was taken
seriously ill, and within a few hours
certain changes gave evidence that
F he was soon to pass away. Sister
Courtney was at Battle Creek caring
for her sister who was very sick. She
was dispatched to come at once, and
arrived in time to talk with and min-ister
to the comfort of her little daugh-ter,
from about five to twelve o'clock
P. M. of the same day, when, with the
calmness of an evening zephyr, like
one falling into a gentle slumber, she
departed to the life beyond. A tele-gram
was sent to Mr. Courtney who
hastened to come on the first train.
The day before, she had folded her
clothes neatly and packed her trunk.
Her last written recitation was fast-ened
with a pin on her jacket, the
first thing to be discovered on opening
her trunk. A school- mate stood by
while she was arranging her things,
and on seeing her Testament re-marked
that she would desire a book
like hers. Belle replied, " You may
have it, as I shall have no more use
for it." A few days before, she
wrote to her papa enclosing a few
cards for keep- sakes. She had re-cently
given her heart to the Lord,
and the gentle sweetness of his nature
wrought within, had greatly attached
her to all hearts that knew her.
" At rest, speaks forth the face so fair,
At rest, the books she laid away,
At rest, the trunk she packed with care,
At rest, her soul in fadeless day.
In sympathy we, parents, share
Your loss of darling little Belle,
But God in wisdom cloth declare,
In love, He doeth all things well."
In our school one vacant seat,
We'll hear her voice no more in song;
No more her lovely face we'll greet,
Until it be ' mid heavenly throng.
In our school one vacant seat,
The blessed Lord doth all things well;
We bow submissive at his feet,
E'en when He taketh little Belle.
Funeral services by G. B. Collins
and S. Michels. Your brother in
Christ, CHARLES ORR, TEACHER.
DIED, Nov. 12, 1893, at Plainwell,
Mich., Opal, infant daughter of
Frank and Sister Jessie Irland; aged
seventeen months. The child has
been a sufferer since it was three
months old, and God in his mercy
saw fit to take it home. May God
comfort the bereaved parents, and
may their loss be the means of bring-ing
the unsaved father to Christ and
meet her in heaven. Funeral servi-ces
by GEORGE NICHOL.
CAMP GROUND, GRAND JUNCTION,
MICH.
DEAR CHRISTIAN FAMILY: Jesus has
now been living with us three years.
We love very much to have him with
us continually. He is so mindful of
us. When cares come he tells us to
cast them on him. We obey and so
are left free from care. When comes
even the faintest shadow of discour-agement
he speaks such words of
comfort and good cheer that all
couragements flee away. When in
need we ask and he supplies. In-deed
we never are in want, he has
such care for us. When we are sick
his great heart of love and sympathy
is touched and he heals us. He is so
faithful in all he has promised; he
has won our trust until we know of
no matter from least to greatest we
have not trusted away with him. Our
life every day is one of peace, happi-ness
and victory. We have learned
the sweet lesson of contentment, no
matter what the natural circumstan-ces
may be. Jesus walks with us and
enables us to walk in tender love and
harmony, and when we come to him
in prayer, we two are agreed as if but
one, which only we are, and the glo-ry
given the Son by the Father is
given us.
I enjoy the school- room work with
all my heart. The Lord controls by
his power and teaches by his wisdom.
Praise God! we are pure, happy and
blessed. Jesus is leading while we
follow on with unwavering faith in
right or not.
I shave heard persons brag of one
child's bright intellect and capability,
of learning, etc., and talk of an-other's
dullness, forgetfulness, and
every other fault he had, right in
the presence of both. That is a
an awful wrong and ought never to
be done; it causes emulation in the
former, and despondency in the lat-ter.
If the child is dull and cannot
learn as fast as others, he cannot
help it; we should notary to increase
that dullness by discouraging him,
but we should do all in our power to
encourage and help him. His soul is
just as precious that of any one else.
Paul says, Comfort the feeble minded,
support the weak, be patient toward
on them. best never to make them angry. all men.-- t Thess. 5: 15.
The promise in the above text, is Fathers, provoke not your children - Well says one, How must children
to anger lest they be discouraged.— be trained? Let the Word answer.
Col. 3: 21. I have seen persons, and And ye fathers, provoke not your
even parents tease and even torment children to wrath: but bring them up
children until they were angry, and in the nurture and admonition of the
then think it pleasure to see the lit- Lord.— Eph. 6: 4. Now it does not
tie fellows fight and cry. And some say to send them up. as a great many
are trying to do, but " bring them
up." That implies you must be right
with God yourself, so you can go be-fore
them, and lead them. Set a
godly example before them, never
do anything in their presence that
you would not have them do. Some
people will teach their children not
to do some things and do the same
things themselves. I have,, heard
men admonish their boys not to
smoke, and at the same time have a
pipe in their mouth. Such admoni-tions
amount to nothing. Therefore
thou art inexcusable, 0 man, whoso-ever
thou art that judgest: for where-in
thou judgest another, thou con-demnest
thyself; for thou that judg-est
doest the same things.— Rom.
In order for us to train them in the
what I am doing: and for that rea- third and worst of all they were told way of the Lord, we must have the
son, very often they go without cor- a lie, and they know it; and such divine nature: for it is impossible for
rection. The trouble is, such persons treatment has no good effect, but the parents to lead a child in the path of
need correction themselves, by re- child is made worse. I have known righteousness if they themselves are
penting of their sins; and get a parents in trying to conquer their not in it. When we have the divine
knowledge of salvation by the remis- child, to shut them up in a dark clos- nature, it will overrule the evil na-sion
of the same, then go on unto et, or out of the house at night, and ture. in the child and keep it under
subjection, but if we give place to the
devil and get angry, we fellowship
the evil spirit in the child; and the
good spirit is overruled, and the
child is controlled by the evil nature.
We should use all possible means
of kindness and love, to get them to
obey us; but when the evil nature
gets control of the good; it must be
conquered if it takes the rod to ac-complish
it. There is a right way to
use the rod. I have seen persons use
the rod just enough to tickle or tan-talize
the child. Such as that only
provokes to anger. The Word says,
" Thou shalt beat him." That means
would tempt me that very way; and sent headlong down the road to ruin. to whip hard enough to hurt without
more so when Lome one was pres_ Another way to ruin a child, is, fatal prolonged injury. The time to
ent, and it seems like the children when one parent is correcting him begin to train a child, is from the
for some wrong act, the other to day of its birth. D I not take it up
take his part and begin to pet and every time it cries; if you do, it will
pity him; and scold the other for soon learn to cry for some one to
correcting him, right in his presence. takeit, and if no one has time to take
Now the devil smiles at such as that, it, it will fret and get angry, and the
and takes delight in the parent help- devil who always goes to work in
ing him to destroy the child's soul. time whether you do or not, will
Oh parents, awake to your duty and largely develop his nature . in the
do not be the cause of sending your child and make it much harder to
children to everlasting woe. conquer when it is older. The time
Well says the mother, My husband to begin to use the rod is just as soon
is unsaved and he whips so unmerci- as the child can understand what you
fully. That should never be done. command it. Be sure every corn-
But even if the child is somewhat mand is a consistent one, then see
abused, if it is not too unmerciful you that it obeys you. You hear so many
should hold your peace until some say, My children are so bad I do not
other time, then talk the matter over know what to do now. The trouble
privately, and not in the child's pres- is they never did know, or if they did
ence. I have often seen one parent know their duty they did not do it.
Some will say, I have done the best I
could, but my children have such
mean dispositions, I do not believe
any one could haye raised them right.
Then you do not believe the Word
of God is true where it says: Train
up a child in the way he should go,
and when he is old,. he will not de-
? art from it.-- Prov. 22: 6.
and our children will love us. Show chastise one and he goes to the other That child never lived that was so
me a child whose parents cannot con- Ii to bbe petted he gets no encourage- full of the devil it could not be train-trol,
and I will show you a child that ment. They should not be permitted, ed right. No matter how their dis-does
not care much for its parents. to do that. A good way to discour- I position is, if they - have the proper
On the other hand, the child that is, age a child is to tell all of his faults instruction and correction, they can
made to obey its parents will love to some one in his presence and also be brought up in the nurture and ad-them.
There is no certain rule, by every thing that he ever did that was monition of the Lord, as the Word worse, and it is all because they are
which to govern children, because of wrong. Such only discourage him commands. God's word does not not trained in the way they should
different temperaments, or disposi- 1 and he will not care whether he does command an impossibility of any one, go. Why are there so many prisons
ernment of children amongI Lie and their children, if cultivated will
People, and more especially among develop into a burning love, but if
the saints, I have felt for sotne time, abused it will be destroyed. The
impressed by the Spirit of God, to apostle tells Timothy such would be
write upon this important subject. in the last days. 2 Tim. 3: 3.
And as I greatly feel my weakness,
and inability of composition, I ask
God to direct my thoughts and pen,
and I believe he does it. This is
something that ought to concern" ev-ery
one to whom God has entrusted
the care of children. Whether as
parents, nurse, teacher, or guardian,
they should thoroughly understand
and do the duty that is enjoined up-one
among the most precious to my
soul. Praise the Lärd! Not only do
we have the promise of the life that
now is, and that which is to come,
but also of fixing the eternal destiny
of our little ones in heaven. Fathers
and mothers, do, you know =.,- hat re- will teach them to say bad words
sponsibility rests upon you? Do you and laugh to hear them speak them.
know God will hold you accountable Oh dear reader, are you guilty of
how you rear your children? Can you
fail to do your duty and stand ap-proved
of God in " the judgment- day? to hell and damnation? I have seen
I answer no. If you do not train professors do these very things, but
them in the way they should go, and
they are lost, they will come up as a
witness, and a testimony against you
in that great and terrible day of the
Lord. Oh! for Jesus' sake and for the
sake of your own souls, and the souls
of your children, awake to your duty
before it is too late.
Well says one, if I knew what to
do, I would do it, but my children
are so bad, I cannot control them; I
do not like to start to whip, for very
often I get so mad, I scarcely know
perfection and get all of that " mad" tell them if they did not behave they
taken out of their hearts; then they would give them to the dogs, or the
could deal properly with their chil- bad man. All such treatment is
dren. The timid saint says I would wrong and only fits them for the
be more firm and strict with my chil- " bad man."
dren, and use the rod more, but I
fear those around me will think I am
carnal, and I know the love of God
has destroyed all carnality out of my
heart. That is just what it will do;
but is that all love does? There is no
Parents sometimes promise their
child a whipping from time to time
and never do it until the child loses
all confidence in them, and gets so
had, they can scarcely live with him;
then perhaps the father cannot con-fear
in love; but perfect love casteth trol his angry passions, and beats
out fear: because fear hath torment. the child unmercifully, and all it a-mounts
to, the child's heart is harder
than ever, and has a dislike for his
parents and every body else, and is
He that feareth is not made perfect
in love.— i Jno. 4: 18.
When I was first saved, the devil
will get worse then, than any other
time; but the Lord showed me I
must be just as firm, and use the- rod
just the same as if no one were pres-ent.
Hear what the wise man says.
Withhold not correction from the
child; for if thou beatest him with
the rod, he shall not die. Thou shalt
beat him with the rod and shalt de-liver
his soul from hell.— Prov. 23: 14.
Foolishness is bound in the heart of
a child, but the rod of correction Shall
drive it far from . him.— Prov. 22: 15,
Some will say, I love my child so
much I cannot bear- to whip him. It
nearly breaks my heart to hear him
cry. He that spareth his rod HATETH
HIS SON: but he that loveth him chas-teneth
him betimes.— Pro- v.
Chasten thy son while there is hope, correcting their child, and the other
and let not thy soul spare for his cry- interfere and stop it, then the child
would fail to get what it so much
needed, and it would become more
stubborn and worse to get along with
than ever;
We have had but very little exper-ience
of this kind in our family, for
which we praise God. Now when we
ing.— Prov. to: 18.
Now these scriptures do not mean
we should be unmerciful and abuse
our children, but we should give
them correction, and use the rod
whenever it is needed; and if we
love them as we should we will do so,
Train up. h child in the way he should go and " when
be is old he will not depart from it. Prey. 22: 6.
, EEING a great need of the gov-
" GOVERN- MIT OF OBILDREIT." Lions. But there is a law that would
prove true in every case, and that is
the law of Rive. There is a natural
affection existing between parents
Hundreds of parents destroy the
natural affection in themselves and
their children, and wonder why it is
they are so bad. Oh that God will
awaken the people to these facts,
that many- souls may be saved from
hell! We should do all in our power
to make them understand that we
love them and o win their affection
so they love us. We should do our
such a thing? if you are, do you not
know you are rushing your child on
such is an abomination in the sight
of God, and any one that does such
things, can never see heaven. An-other
way to provoke a child to anger,
( and many often do it), is when they
are doing something wrong, to slip
up to them and slap them before they
know any one is near; and they say
the next time you do that skin you
alive. Now such is a sin in the sight
of God. In the first plac& they were
not approached in the right manner,
second they are provoked to anger,
and Jesus says, " If ye love me, keep
my commandments."--] no. 14 15. I
have met with saints a few times, who
seemed to be honest at heart, but
did not feel right in their experience,
when looking into the matter, and
judging from the way their children
acted, we would find they had not
done their duty in training them, and
just as soon as they would consecrate
to do their duty in that and every-thing
else, they would get clear in
their souls again. The Lord not
let us feel right if we do not obey
him. It would not be right for him
to do so. We must do our whole
duty if we want all God has for us.
Well, says one, I did not know
these things in time, and now- my
children have got several years the
start of me; what am I to do now?
The Word of God says, " Redeem
the time because the days are evil."
Do your whole duty from this time
forward. Jesus says if any man will do
his will ( God's will), he shall know
of the doctrine. So if you want to
know what to do now, do God's will,
and you shall know. In order to
rule our house, we must command
our children. -
Abraham " commanded his children
and his household after him." Why
did hp command them? " And they
shall keep the way of the Lord to do
justice and judgment."— Gen. 18: 19.
The child that is not too much hard-ened
by disobedience can be con-quered:
no matter if he is along in
years, by asking God's help, - and us- necessary, we could go right to them.
ing gentleness and kindness.; but be
firm and see that he obeys every time
he is commanded. If the child is be-yond
all control, and too large to
chastize, all that can. be done is to
melt down in earnest prayer to God
in his presence, and pray God to
soften the heart and save his soul.
Many a young man and young lady
have been converted through the in-fluence
of an earnest prayer of a
mother, though perhaps it was of-fered
in their childhood. I know this
by experience. I remember when I
was about twelve years old, about
two years before our mother died, one
Sunday afternoon she called the
children in her bed- room. There
were five of us; four younger than
myself. She bade us kneel at the bed-side.
She then offered a prayer to
God that I shall never forget. After
she had prayed for the older ones of
the family, a special petition was of-fered
for the little ones by her side.
She gave us up into God's care, for
she seemed to understand that it
would not be long until she would be
called away from us, and so it was
not. Oh rpaise God! she left us in
good hands, and her prayer for the
little ones was answered, for we are
all sweetly saved in Jesus. One little
girl died at the age of eleven years.
She told us she was going to meet
mother. The rest of us have been
saved since.
That prayer I heard my mother
utter, stamped an impression upon I
my young heart that never left me.
Although After her death, I wandered
far away from the path of virtue, in
which she led me, following sin and
vice; but wherever I went,. those ag-onizing
groans and sobs that came
from my mother, haunted me, and I
had no rest nor peace until Jesus
saved my soul two years ago last
July. 0 dear saints, let us live very
close to Jesus, and he will teach us
how to train our children, arid will
also teach them how tc, obey. I be-lieve
the greatest trouble with the
people in rearing their children,- is
because they do not live close enough
to God themselves. Do you have
family prayer? If you do not, you
know you should. When you pray,
do you command your children to
kneel with you? or do you let them
run at liberty over the house, or run
off every time you_ have prayer? I
have seen children twelve years old,
that would run right through the
room in time of prayer. . Now the
parents are to blame for that. Hea-then
children could not act much
filled with convicts? - Why are so
TT many hanged et the gallows? Why are
there so many drunkards? Why are
there so many houses of ill fame, fill-ed
with women who were once inno-cent
Children? Why do 50 many
commit suicide? Why do so many
lose their mind and become insane?
It is all because they were not brought
up in the nurture and admonition of
the Lord. -
Many parents talk anything and
everything before their children, and
then will wonder why it is their chil-dren
know so many things the y ought
nat. A man once remarked to a
friend, in the presence of a little boot
black, Our children know more than
we do. The little fellow remarked,
" Why shouldn't we? We know all
our parents know, and and - all, we
learn among ourselves." And it is
true, they learn man y sinful things
they ought not. But the evil effects
of sin and vice, they seldom ever
learn, because they are not taught it.
We should caution our children a-gainst
all kinds of sin and vice that
is afloat in the world in these perilous
times. Let us create a disgust in the
child's heart against these evils, then
when the devil conies, he witl have
no effect upon the young heart, be-cause
it will fear to do evil, having
learned to do well. Be sure your
children keep good company. One
bad boy will spoil multitudes of good
ones. We should always know where
our children are, so at any time if
So many will let their children go
every where they please, and be gone
from morning till night, and never
know where they are. Now I have
ssen this among some professing to
be saints. Oh may God help all who
profess Christ, to see what their duty
is in regard to their children, is my
earnest prayer. When children are
brought under subjection to their
parents, it goes very far toward in-clining
them to be subject unto God,
hence is one of the chief influences
for their salvation, and their ultimate
happiness in heaven. On the other
hand, if they are allowed to act as
they please toward their earthly par-ents,
they will be strongly indisposed
to bow to the law of our Heavenly
Father. And so your want of gov-ernment,
perhaps More than any one
thing, will be the means of their e-ternal
destruction from the presence
of God, and the glory of heaven. And
now I offer a solemn charge in the
name of Jesus; rule your children,
and save their souls from eternal
misery and woe.
W. B. SCHREIBER.
DoNIPHAN,
DEAR SAINTS: I do realize that I
have been purified - and made white
through the blood of the Lamb.
Praise God! I feel victory in my
soul all the time. I am free- from the
devil and consecrated to the will of
God. I am ready to work far the
Lord, wherever he leads me. Pray
for me. Your brother, saved and
sanctified, LEROY C. CATLETT.
CENTER POINT, IOWA.
DEAR SAINTS OF Goy): I want to
write and tell What God has done for
Ine. How I praise him for letting his
glorious light shine on my sin- darken-ed
soul. I thought I was converted
thirteen years ago, and lived up to all
light I then had. - I had not been taught
to pray for holiness, or realized what
God's word meant when it said we
must be holy. I had an unsatisfied
longing for something more, which
never was appeased until after God's
dear saints, sisters Fink and Shoffner,
came here. Quite a number were
- saved, my husband among them. I
went with him to the first prayer meet-ing
the saints held after the sisters left,
and I was then led that I should go in
with them. How I do bless and love
God for what he has dene for me! I
- trust him wholly for healing of soul
and body, and he keeps me from sin
and gives me strength to resist temp-tation,
and patience to forgive and
pray for those that call us names and
persecute us. I do praise him that
we are counted worthy to suffer per-secution
for our dear Savior's sake.
Pray for us, dear saints that we may
always be faithful, and also that some
holiness preacher may be led here.
Yours, saved wholly, and happy in
Christ, MINNIE H. CALDWELL.

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Grand Junction, Michigan, Thursday, Nou. 23, 1898. lolume18. No, 46. -. FIRST ( PI DTI?.
condemn the sins at others. Arid such is
the creed they have made.
But let us examine the above unholy
plea against the Bible, and for their creed.
Having only the Bible, we would be
without " some rule or regulation as- to
what constitutes a brother.' So the Fa-ther
of all the children of God, and Divine
Authoi- of the Bible, has given us, in his
word, no rule by which we can determine
who is a brother in his holy family; no
tests of sonship in Christ. May God for-give
this sectish thrust at the wisdom of
heaven. A moment's reflection would have
caused the writer to know he penned a
positive falsehood. The inspired discipline
of the church of God gives us infallible
marks of membership. For instance, " He
that is born of God doth not comrnit sin."
He that sinneth is of the devil." " In
this the children of God are manifest, and
the children of the devil." John 3: 8- 10.
" And every one that lov- eth is born of God,
and knoweth God." jno. 4: 7. " And
this is love that - we walk after his corn-mandments."
2 Jno. 6. He - that hath
my commandments, and ke. epeth them,—
not some of them but all— he it is that
loveth me." " Yea if a man love ' me he will
keep my sayings." He that loveth me
not keepeth not my sayings." Jno. 14: 21,
23,24. " By this shall all men know that
ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to
another." John 13: 35. " Whosoever trans-gresseth
and abideth not in the doctrine
of Christ, hath not God." 2 Jno. 9. And
" by their fruits ye shall know them."
So the Bible not only gives us the nec-essary,
rules and regulations by which we
may positively know who is a brother in
the household of faith, but it also points
out who are not members. And these
tests are so plain and unmistakable that
all men may know who are of God and first, that the organization of sects is es-who
are not. As Paul also testifies, that sential to the visibility of God's church.
we are manifestly declared to be the Second, that the church cannot be an
epistles of Christ; known and read of all organized body without sects. " A sect is
men." 2 Cor. 3: 2, 3. So the blessed a portion cut off, or separated from a body
Bible leaves no occasion for any other of which it forms a part." Is there
rule or regulation's as to who is a brother any sense, logic, or divine truth in the
in Christ. And we affirm in the presence teaching that an invisible body is made
of the Judge of all, that no other rule, visible by cutting a portion from it? None
cited, law, or regulation on earth has any of the present sects came into existence
authority to measure the children of God. till that of Rome, about A. D. 270. WDS
But since the Bible does not point out God's church an invisible thing on earli,
what constitutes a brother to Mr. B. T. until nearly three hundred years hat::
Roberts, from whose pen Mr. Sims makes passed? " A sect of Christians, " says
the above assertion, it must be that they Roberts, " is a part of the entire Christian
allude to a Free Methodist brother. This body, separated from the rest." In the
is all true. The holy Book that emanated name of Jesus we ask, has the body of
from heaven, does not give rules and reg. Christ become more visible by having
ulations for institutions that are of earthly about 666 parts separated from it? The
s
origin. Therefore it is wholly unsuited for very pit of hell is the source of such abom-the
s
discipline of any sect, and the founders inable teachin g. The formation of all
of these " cut- offs" have been forced to the sects has had exactly the opposite
assume the head hip of their own bodies, effect. Their great heaps of wood, hay
and furnish them with laws. and stubble, and every abominable rub-
But ere passing this point we must re- bish, have, in past centuries, well nigh hid
buke the positive falsehood that the Bible the true church from sight. As the his-furnishes
us no rule or regulation to put torian De Aubigne says, " Originally, who-away
Mormons— adulterers— drunkards, ever possessed the Spirit of Christ was a
and covetous men. The New Testament member of the church." " But different
mentions these very sins and informs us causes soon concurred to . originate the
plainly that they which1 do such things i- dea of the necessity of external union:
have no inheritance in the kingdom of * * * a political and earthly form or asso-
God; so all we need do is to " lay judge- ciation."
meat to the line" of the Word, and they This is the same blindness that still pre-are
left on the outside. It is also false vails in sectism, and is manifest in their
that, " every body has a right to construe confused clamor for sect organization.
the Bible as they underst; n1 it." Much And what led to that supposed neces-less,
the privilege of " putting such Con- sityforearthly organization, or association?
structions upon the Bible as to uphold Here the historian hits the very cause,
them in their ungod: y deeds." What a when he says, " Ignorant of the spiritual
doctrine of devils is here laid down! What character of the church, and feeling tile want
a standard for sect professing holiness! of certain external pomp in religion, they
But by these words they show clearly that nrostra. ted themselves, half savae and
they have no auahority from God to preach half hea.‘- h, ni as they were, at the feet of
the Word. In their own utter perversion. the high i_. riests at Rome."
of the word of God, they find it necessary Ignorance of the spiritual character of
to give base ,, and ungodly men the same the church, and that earthly idea of the
chance to cover their deeds. Surely all i kingdom of heaven, is what led the Jews
" heretics are subverted and sinneth." I to reject Christ's spiritual church; it also
If it be true, as this tract asserts, tha4sided the great mass of Christians in the
there are some things necessary for the third century to sacrifice freedom of Con-government
of the church, that are not in ! science in Christ, and nearly every element
the Bible, then the apostle Paul was badly, of true Christianity into the hands of carnal
mistaken when he said, " All scripture is and vicious bishops: it gave birth to the
given by inspiration of God, and is profit- 1 blasphemous idea of Christ yet setting up
able for doctrine, for reproof, for correc- a literal kingdom. And the same fruitful
tion, for instruction in righteousness; that ' source of all creeds, religious intolerance,
the man of God may be perfect, thorough-' strife, confusion and abomination, gave
ly furnished unto all good works:" 2 Tim. birth, not only to the first sect, the mother
3 : 1 6, 17. - - - of all the modern isms, but to those Pro-
Instead of" instruction in righteousness" I testant daughters of the old harlot. The
the Emphatic Diaglott, Dean Alford, and sin o sectisnz has bred all the sin in SeCti SM.
Rotherham translations all render, " disci- I All the hypocrisy, pride, bigotry, jealousy,
pline_ in righteousness. So the word of ungodly amusements, and carnal festivities
God is a perfect and inspired discipline, carried on in sects, are the fruit of zeal for,
and there is no other h- eeded; because by the sect, a corrupting infusion froth the
invisible God, is a
v
isible church. " The
light
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shill sendha angels with a reat
sonnd of a tramnetand they shall gather togeth-erhis
eleotfrom theism, winds, from. one end of
heana to the other. ' •
Now learn a parable of the dg tree: When
his branch is ; et tender, and puttstis forth
lea-.- en. ye ka. V7that summer is nigh:
Bo likewise ye, when ye shall see an these
thingazow_ that it Meal', even at ths Crew.
Uatt. 21:
rhit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? means of it, the " man of God may be
Thou that aohorrest idols, dost thou corn- ' perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all mit sacrileg- e?" To rebuke men's sins by good works." If then it is all sufficient
the Bible, men must accept and obey the for a man of God to live by, and yet is
Bible themselves. But the book of God
forbids the sin of schisms, sects, as strong- ly
as it does any other sins On earth; there-tore
to put awa3., men for the sin of adultery,
drunkenness, or covetousness, these F.
preachers feel the need of - some rules and
regulation; besides the Bible." A creed
not so for Free Methodists, and other
sectarians, it must be
s
that they lack some-what
being men of God. And so, it comes
to pass, that in trying to detract from the
Bible, they overthrow themselves.
IS THE CHURCH OF GOD A VISIBLE
ORGANIZATION ?
that v; ill pass by their own shns,. and yet " But these people do not believe in a
visible, organized church."
So says the tract. This is another mis-representation.
The church that Jesus
purchased with his own blood, he also
" built." ._; Matt. 16: 18. That is, organized.
" From whom [ Christ] the whole body
fitly joined together, and compacted" etc.
Eph. 4: 16. " In whom [ Christ] all the
building, fitly framed together, gro‘ veth
unto an holy temple in the Lord." Eph.
2: 21. " He who hath builded the house,
— organized the church— hath more honor
than the house." " He that buildeth . all
things is God." Heb. 3: 3,4, " But God
hath tempered the body together." Con
12: 24. " And God hail set some in the
church,- first, apostles" etc. Cor. 12: 28.
To fumis- h with organs, build, compact,
fitly frame together, and to temper the
body together, cover all that is included
in the word organize, and, " All these
worketh that one and the self same Spirit"
Cor. 12: 11. Yea, " It is the same God
which worketh all in all.' Con 12: 6.
These scriptures show that the church
of God is a perfect and glorious organiza-tion,
and that God, through the Spirit, is
the Organizer. And all that the Word
teaches respecting the ordination of elders
— or bishops— and deacons, is proper and-right;
but their ordination is all consistent
with the positive statements, that God
himself, works all things in the building,
and organizing of his own church.
And that glorious temple, built by the
a hill cannot be hid." Matt. 5: 14.
' , The protection of the rights of indi-vidual
Christians demands that there be a
visible organization, and hence sects."
These words contain two deceptive false-hoods
from the father.. of lies. Namely:
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IN 1‘ 1EMOTelY C GLAIC- NI- NG-.
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hint ootne in. : di thy beauties to I; now.
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Trtt:-, tittgil hint \\* lion 1l' death's Color;
NVillin g to follow w11.1.;_-.- vt. he toztat. tii,
t iollt • now to h.. Willi hiiii fort• Ver Moro.
Tho' w. " 11 int- s hitu at morning and eveninL,
Thore'll be a vat . an• y nothing ran till;
We'll not thinl: of itto poor sleeping body,
But welt thinh if t; eorgt . as living still.
Farh • ini u1t > y in) in life we lovetl dearly.
But who on earth w 1l meet never untre;
Tho by the help of the ble: sett Itetleemer.
We hope to Itivet tui illai beautiful shore.
'
WISDOM.
RALLY considered, wis-dom
is an attribute of God, and
he ongs to him alone. It is imparted
to humanity only as the will is yield-ed
to God, which enables man to re-ceive
of the things Of God. After
receiving the experience of full . sal-vation,
wisdom is one of the most
desirable graces, and in fact might be
termed the crowning grace. It is
indispensable to real usefulness in
the CliriAian life. It begins with the
very beginning of godliness and ITIUSI
he ( I t: Vt101.)(! ti with the increase of
God. Without itonan is but a mortal
worm and is an eisy victim to all the
adverse powers around him. With
it he is ; ible to bring to noluzlit every
principality and power.
How plainly this was manifested in
God's people in Bible times. They
keenly felt its need and humbly
sought for [ t mid obtained it, by which
they became illustrious for God and
glorified him among the nations. By
this NViSdOlii they v.- ere enabled to
rise high above all kings and mon-archs
of earth. As this was necessary
for them then, it is equally as neces-sary
for us now. This is evident eV-ery
where. in these days of peril,
when the resources of hell are being
exhausted to deceive the world, and
the line of battle is drawn up against
the saints of the Most High, there is
nothing more needful than this heav-enly
wisdom. It alone can out- gen-eral
the enem y and secure safety to
the soldiers of the cross. ' Without it,
defeat would be certain. With it;
victory - is heard all along, the line and
the enemy completely conquered.
WHAT IS WISDOM?
' Fhe fear of the Lord is the begin-ning
of wisdom.— Prov. 9: 10. Let us
hear the conclusion of the whole
matter. Fear God and keep his com-ma.
ndments.-- Eccl. 1 2: 13. As long
as man remains foolish enough to
follow the crevices of Satan - and be-lieve
his deceptions, he will not feel
the fear of God that he otherwise
would. As soon as he stops his wild
career long enough to recieye the
convictions of the Spirit of God, he
begins to realize- that he is- unprepar.;
ed to meet God and fears to face the
consequences of a violated law. Ev-ery
sinner must fear God . before he
can love him. The . Spirit • of God
warns him of his danger. His dan-ger
is the judgment and its- awful
consequences. He fears. God who
will do justice in his condemnation,
therefore the poor penitent soul for-sakes
his . sins, and falls quietly before
the throne of mercy begging forgive-ness
from him whose law has been
broken. As longeas Satan can suc-ceed
in keeping the mind of the sin=
ner- filledwith the- vanities of the world
he does not seriously think of the
judgthente therefore he does not fear
God, but foolishly sleeps in his dan-ererous
condition. Giving heed to
the convictions of the Spirit, he begins
the life of wisdom and forsakes his
sins. This is the beginning of wisdom.
ITS SOURCE.
Man in his vain efforts has never
found it by worldly research. To
God alone must we turn to find this
priceless jewel, and happy is he who
becomes a fool in his own sight and
begins at the cross to receive wisdom.
There is a path which no fowl know7
- All, and which the vulture's eye hath
not seen. The lion's whelps have not
trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed
by it. But where shall wisdom be
found? Man knoweth not the price
th e reof, neither is it found in the land
of the living. The depth saith, It- is
not in me, and the sea saith, ft is not
in me. Whence then cometh wiscl6m,
and where is the place of understand-ing?
Seeing it is hid from the eyes of
all living, and kept close from the
fowls of the air. Destruction and
death say, We have heard the fame
thereof with our ears. God under-standeth
the way thereof, and know-eth
the place thereof.— job. 28: 7, 8,
[ 3, 14, 20- 23. Daniel answered and
said, Blessed be the name of God
forever and ever, f6r wisdom and
might are his! He giveth wisdom
unto the wise, and knowledge to
them that. know understanding.
- W. BYERS.
" NO- SEOTISM"
( Continued front last issue.)
IS THE INSPIRED WORD SUFFICIENT TO
GOVERN GOD'S PEOPLE?
The head of Rome aud the tails of
Protestantism say no. But " the prophet
that teacheth lies, he is the tail." Isa. 9: 15.
Thus they say, " Reason informs us : that
there are some things necessary in the
government of the church, as well as other
things, that are not laid down in the Bible."
Hear the argument in defence of the above
assertion. - Must I be deprived of using
the hoe to cut the weeds out of my corn,
simply because the Bible does not inform
me so to do?" This is disgusting sophis-try.
What has cutting weeds out of y- Our
corn to do with the government of the
church? The object of the Bible is not to
tell you how to get the weeds out of your
corn- field, but how to get the obnoxious
weeds of sin and sectism out of your
hearts, which is far more important. But
does the F. M. creed give its subjects li-cense
to use a hoe in their corn- fields. We
think not. So it does not help the matter.
But hear again the argument: .
" But just how to go about putting a
brother [ a member ] away front among
them without some rule or regulation as to
what constitutes a brother, is more than I
call tell. Says one, the Bible is our rule.
But since every one has a perfect right to
construe the Bible as he understands it"
etc., " I say how can you put away these
Mormons, these drunkards, the covetous,
without some rules and regulations besides
the Bible, seeing all have the privilege of
putting such constiuction upon the Bible
as to uphold them in their ungodly deeds:"
0 may God pity the poor priests of
Babylon that grope ni suceh ignora, nc
confusion and mists of darkness. Surely
" the sun has gone down over the priests."
" They are all ignorant:" " They are all
blind;" " They are shepherds that cannot
understand." Isa. 56. We can see no
reason why F. M: preachers should give
all such ungodly characters license to
construe the Bible so as to , uphold them
in their ungodly deeds, unless it is because
they wish the same license themselves. If
a man wishes license to _ teach that it is all
right to have schisms and divisions in the
body. of Christ, and • sects, " cut off " from
the body of Christ, notwithstanding the
word of God forbids such destructive her-esies,
it would, indeed, be very difficult for .
him to condemn men who are guilty of
other sins equally prohibited in the Bible, i
" For wherein thou judgest another, thoul
condemnest thyself." Christ said to the
old Pharisees, " He that is without sin
among you, let him first cast a stone."
But all being convicted of sin in their owns
hearts went out.. And these modern Phar-isees
confess they . also have no authority
from the Bible to condemn MormOns,
covetous idolaters, nor _ even _ drunkards.
" Thou that sayest a man should not . corn-sect.
All this mass of rottonness we lay
to the charge of man's organization, the
very works of the devil which' the F. M.
bigots yet have the affrontiveness to plead
for, as necessary to the visibility of God's
church. Their baneful fruits are always the
Same. Let us return to the pages of- his-tory
again and trace the effect of the• first
formation of Christianity into an " earthly
association" by human organization. The
historian continues as follows: " A great
separation took place ere long,. The form
and the life became disunited. An exter-nal
organization was gradually substituted
for that interior and spiritual communion,
which is the essence of the religion of
God." " The living church retiredsgra. du-ally
within the lonely sanctuary of a few.
solitary hearts, an external church was
gradually substituted in its place." De
Aubigne s History of the Reformation,
pages 9, in -
From the time men began to make
creeds and organize, two churches appear.
in the pages of history. One is the " true
church" the other the false substitute.
The former possess the life of Christ in
the hearts, the other was but . a routine of
" form" a lifeless heap of outward machin-ery..
" The true church retired" almost
from view, because of the outspread pomp
of the false. In other words, the real
church of God was rendered almost invis-ible
' through the great babel of sects.
These are facts of history that no honest
intelligent man can deny. Therefore,
men's • sects do not make visible God's
church. But to the contrary, they obstruct
her life, and obscure her glory. Hence the
fact that, until the evening light revealed
the true church, as she shone out in the
morning of the dispensation, everybody
looked upon the man- built substitutes as
the church; and the body of Christ, which
only is the church, was scarcely discerned
at all.
But if the'- sects do not make the church
visible, what do they make visible? Ans- .
wer, carnality, and the works of the devil.
This we shall prove by the Word, and by
the Babylon tract itself. In Gal. 5: 19,20
we are told, " the works of the flesh are
manifest, which are these;"- among other.
things, " heresies" are the manifestation of
this evil. And the word is rendered - sects"
in the Emphatic Diaglott. Paul also
charges the Corinthians with being carnal,
Cor. 3: 3, and proves it by their schisms,
and. sectish spirit. .
Now let us turn to the tract and we read
that " Most divisions originate in a corrupt
heart, and some from error of judg- ement."
Then divisions, cut- offs or sects, make the
corruption in men's hearts, and the error
in men's judgment visible instead of the
church. What utter blindness and con-fusion
to suppose that God's church is
dependent upon the corruption in men's
hearts, and error in their heads, to bring
it forth into visibility, and practical oper-ation.
But this is the conclusion justly
drawn from the teaching of these F. M.
preachers.
( To Be Continued.)
KENESAW, NEB.
DEAR SAINTS OF GOD: May grace
be, multiplied unto you all. I do re-joice
with the joy of our Lord, that I
can testify to the saving and keeping
power of our Lord and Savior. Praise
the Lord ferever! I have been made
to notice more than ever before, God's
commands to those who stay at home,
in regard to those who have sacrificed
, the comforts of home life, that they
might break the bread of eternal life
to a dying world, and gather together
God's elect from the darkness of sect-ism.
Now if we say " Depart in peace,
be ye warmed and filled" and do not
minister unto those things needful to
the body, what will it profit us or them ?
We must put works with our prayers.
What a mighty onward move there
will be in the battle of the Lord when
the poor saints that seem to have
only a living, begin to cast into the
treasury of God, the widow's two
mites! Oh what have we that we ha. v e
not received ? and if we have received
tit, why withhold that which belongs
to the Lord ?" 1- 7or God is not unright-eous
to forget our labor of love, which
ye have showed his name in that ye
have ministered to the saints and do
minister."— Heb,. 6: 1o. If ye are faith-ful
in a few things, God will make you
ruler over many things. Let us move
out- on the promises of God's w ord,
that we may grow fat and receive
abundance of God's grace, For to
him that hath shall be given, but to
him that hath not shall be taken away
even that- which he seemeth to have.
May the Lord bless these few lines to
the benefit of his children. Pray for
me. Your sigter, brought iuto the one
fold, MARY HELDENBRAND
T1
( 15 with Mill/ Main: Is. Zcelz. 9: 11.
rizz , nt of tie = Uzi : S. Babylon, and
rizfr• teitry;; mfoar nth ihoi ti sn tthzel: thimee n cof tt hceu tL oorfdf ' isn v heenr-nanta:
ho will rend, r unto her a recompense.
Azi the land shall tienohle and sorrow: for
rirnor, of the. Lori thall be porformed
ilabylot, to male the land of Babylon
withont inhabitant.
Jar. 7,1: 6. Ea.
or some one else led of the Lord, to
come here soon and hold a meeting.
NANCY TAYLOR,
Rich Hill, Mo.
I send an earnest request to the
true ministers of God to come and
preach the true gospel to us, as we
are in great need of it: • Your sister
in Christ, M. HEYD,
Bristol, Lake Co„ Mich.
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faithful children in that city. We
trust the pure Word will speedily be
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Elnorah Dennis, High Hill, Miss.
requests prayer that she may be heal-ed.
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Marengo, Crawford Co., Ind.
DEAR SAINTS OF GOD: I ask you all
- 0 offer the prayer of, faith Sunday,
Nov. 26; at eight o'clock, for the heal-ng
of my body, for the glory of God.
have been enduring very painful
suffering for over three years.
. LYDIA B. KIRCHNER.
Sister Hattie Skinner, of Burden,
Kan., has been having a very severe
cough and thimks she cannot last long
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prayers of the sa vian- e- tasck . for her healing.
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a few years ago, and at times
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temper, and is now in a very critical
condition. She desires your earnest
prayers in his behalf; Wednesday
evening, Nov. 29, that he may be de-livered
from his affliction.
DEAR SAINTS OF THE MOST HIGH
GOD, AND TRUMPET READERS: God
teaches us in the parable of the un-just
judge and the widow, to not take
no for an answer, also to believe that
we do receive whask for a nd
we shall receive. Little May Wiles
who has the paralyzed limb, has not
yet recovered, and this fall she fell
from a building- stone and broke her
arm above the wrist. I ask you to
pray as you never have before, that
this little one May be healed of paral-ysis.
Make special prayer Wednes-day
evening-, Nov. 29. A. Wiles.
Let all of God's people pray very
earnestly, on Tuesday Nov. the 28th,
for your very needy brother. My
soul is saved and sanctified and whol-ly,
given into God's hands and my
body is also in his hands to heal, for
I want to be healed so I can work
for God again and tell the people
what God has done for me. I have
already learned a wonderful lesson,
and do not see how God can or is
getting glory out of a continuation
of this terrible disease. If you want
to suffer with me and feel- so led, you
might fast that day - and make your
earnest request known to God in the
evening in my behalf. I cannot do anyok
thing; can hardly get out of my bed
until God sends the mighty healing
power through my body. Oh that I
may once more be able to sing and
talk for Jesus. Oh let a mighty con-centration
of faith ascend from every
soul. From the hand of your very
feeble, but saved brother. -
C. E. HUNTER.
CALLS FOR MEETING.
We wohld like to have Brother
and Sister Cole, or Bro. Starkberry,
We expect to. finish printing ' this
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The first few pages show the pure
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because of a wrong course ta-ken
in boyhood days. It gives a di-
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.
1st. QUESTION: Would a child of
God be justified under certain cir-cumstances
to trade horses?
I. D. C.
ANSWER. Yes, if the trade can be
made to the glory of God, and to the
benefit and satisfaction of both par- nintteerreesstteedd..
Put to make a bus-iness
of horse trading just for the
pleasure there is in it, or what little
money might be gained at the ex-pense
of others, is not to the glory of
God.
2d QUESTION: What is a . religious
proselyte as spoken of in Acts 13: 43.
ANSWER, A proselyte_ is anew con-vert.
A religious proselyte is one
who has been converted to some re-ligious
faith. Those whom Paul and
Barnabas " persuaded to continue in
the grace of God" were doubtless
those, who Were notJews, who had
accepted the faith of Jesus Christ.
E. E. B.
A brother asks us how to have a
meeting houst deeded, so as to be
lawfully held, and avoid any unscript-ural
course.
ANSWER. There are some techni-cals
in state laws respecting the con-stitution
of trustees, that should be
looked into. Usually the law requires
a ten days notice of a meeting for the
election of trustees, and in some states
the law requires a copy of that no-tice,
arid the results of the meeting
to be recorded in the county seat
court house, in order to be lawful
trustees. Let the meeting be called
and published according to law, and
then, a minister present, or any
brother, can suggest the elders and
deacons of the church at that place,
and their successors in office be law-fully
constituted and appointed trus-,
tees of said meeting house. And the!
entire church can cast their vote by I
an amen. This avoids all voting by
ballot, which is contrary to the prin-ciples
of the body of Christ, since the
Pentecost infusion of the Holy Spirit;
where it is God, working all things in
all, it avoids subsequent elections,'
and avoids the creation of all offices
other than those authorized in the
New Testament. Since only elders,
— also called bishops— and deacons
are authorized by the wordh; of God,
into their hands should be committed
all the official business of the church.
By the above plan a perpetual board
of trustees are provided for, without
any special election of men to that
offiCe, and all is kept within the apos-tolic
organization.
The deed should be made to, " the
church of the living God" at, or in
( here insert the name
of the place) in trust of
ninsseerrtt the names of the present
elders and deacons) the elders and
deacons of said church, and their
successors in office.
By adopting, in all legal forms, the
scriptural title, " Church of the Living
God" we not only distinguish the
church as being the one that is of
God, but also designate which God.
While there are lords many, and
gods many" and there are churches
of the dead gods, we are members
of the one church of the one living
God.
A WOTDERPUL DELIVERANCE.
RULO, NEB.
DEAR TRUMPET: Please accept my
testimony-. I have been a- - slave to
the opium habit for twelve years;
and all those years I - was so - misera-ble;
I suffered the torments of hell
as it were. Not knowing there was
a God in Israel who would deliver
me, my husband has spent hundreds
of dollars with different doctors and
! they could never accomplish a cure.
Now the reason of my forming this
habit is as follows: I was thrown
from a _ carriage, and had my arm
I broken and the bones in my wrist
thrown out of place. Then blood
poison set in and I was in such pain
the attending physician gave me
morphine until I contracted thebah-
! it; then of myself I could non beat
I back the evil one and get free. They
recommended opium, thinking it not
so poisonous. About two months
ago the Lord sent such deep convic-tion
on my heart' that I felt without
immediate help my soul would be
lost; and I cried: " My God, What
shall I do to get free?" I went to God
and cried: " Forgive me, oh God for-give!"
and he being a merciful God,
I said, " I will forgive all your past
sins, but you must quit the opium."
Then what could I do? Of myself
this seemed an impossibility. Three
weeks passed by withoutany relief,
. during which time I was almost in-sane.
But praise the Lord he came
l
to deliver me. On the sixth of Oct.,
he Sent two of his saints to my house.
They were perfect strangers to me.
I had never met them before. So
the Lord led me to make a confes-sion
to them. I did so; then they
asked me if I would not take it to
the Lord in prayer. I consented.
Then we knelt in prayer. Then God
answered our prayers and removed
the desire for opium from - me. Yet
i he took his own - gob(' time to cleanse
my system. For three days I laid in
a cold, clammy sweat. The second
day the Lord began to purge my
system, which continued for over
three weeks: For nine days no food
would ' remain on my stomach, dur-ing-.
which time I became so weak I
could hardly raise My head off the
pillow alone. At the end of three
weeks. He removed all my pain, and
now this beautiful morning - I know
am a free woman in Christ Jesus.
Praise his name forever! On the 29th
of Oct., He sanctified me wholly.
Bless the - Lord; and Nov. 5, I was
buried with Christ in baptism. Glo-ry
be to God! Pray for me, dear
saints, that I may be humble and
ready to do the Lord's - Will in all
things. - Your sister in. Christ,
LAURA M. STARKS.
NEWS FROM THE FIELD.
CARMI, ILL., Nov. II, 1893.
DEAR SAINTS OF GOD: I have just
arrived at home, and found my wife
and little girl quite well. Thank the
dear Lord! I went down to Equality,
III., Nov. 1st, and began preaching
the gospel. Baptized five the first
Lord's day, one a dear sister that had
been in the Methodist sect many
years. About sixteen converted and
sanctified, altogether. To God be
all the glory. Brethren, remember
the place, and give them a call in the
near future. You will find a good
people hungering for gospel light. I
think I will go to Vincennes, Ind., in
a few days if the Lord wills. We
are saved and all on the altar of
God. J. D. BAUGH.
ADAMS, IOWA, Nov. in 1893.
DEAR TTR UMPET RREEAADDEERRSS: May God
and keep all of you for his
name's sake. Meetings are still go-ing
Qn in vicinity of Adams. Have
been compelled to move about some-what,
but we know that God is work-ing.
Have a good interest. The
saints here are being established in
the second benefit. Those wishing
meetings in Iowa, West and South,
address us at Adams, Iowa, Musca-tine
Co. We are praising God for
full salvation. Pray for us and
the work here. Yours saved,
F. HUSTED AND 0. WILSON.
THE FLOATING BETHEL.
PITTSBURG, PA.
The Floating Bethel is landed at
Sixth St., and lies partly under, and
partly above the Sixth St. bridge,
which is the principal bridge of the
two cities, Pittsburg and . Allegbany.
And as the saints stand on the top of
the boat and sing, the passers by on
the bridge stop, look down and listen..
The interest is increasing, and many of
the honest- hearted men and women
that hear the singing from the bridge
above, come down to the services,
which are held daily and nightly.
Let us pray _ that God ma y raise the
two cities from the dead.
A. B. GILDERSLEEVE.
LIVERPOOL, ENG., NOV. I, 1893.
MY DEAR BRETHREN IN THE Go: s -
PEL OF OUR LORD: I write you this
day to inform you how the. Lord is
prospering his work in this place.
Truly we are glad to report victory
for the Lord, and praise his holy
name for what - he is doing for us and_
others. Truly God has done a won-derful
work here in this city, in
saving many dear souls ; some of which
will no doubt make workers in His
vineyard. We find many dear people
in this country, hungering for the Bi-ble
truth. How our - hearts go out
after such! We are doing all we can
In the way of preaching and giving
out tracts, and our labor is being
blessed to the salvation of souls. We
received the tracts that some one
sent us. Thanks for the same. And
we shall use them to the glory of God:
We are all well and joyful in glory.
Praise the Lord! We are now pray-ing
for - Father to provide the means
to open up the work in Scotland. Ire-land
and Wales, which we believe is
according to his will. So do not be
surprised if he stirs some of you up
to that effect. Well, dear ones, pray
for us and the work here, and may
we all do our duty and practice what
we preach, pray and sing. Yours in
Christ, J. H. Ru PERT.
CEDAR CREEK, ND., Nov. 15, 1893.
DEAR SAINTS OF GOD: We are
happy to tell you that we still hold
fast in Christ the faith of the Gospel.
Our short stay at Zion School- house
/ in Marion Co., resulted in the salva-tion
of four precious souls. God is
at work in those parts, and the peo-ple
are fast seeing the truth. Tues-day
we left for this place, and were
met at the station by uncle D. L.
Houser. We hope to remain in these
parts until December, then go home
and stay one week, and then to
southern Indiana or Clark Co., Ohio,
the Lord willing. May all the saints
pray for us that we may be used_ of
God to the salvation of lost sOuls, and
keep under the blood.' - My standing
Post Office address is Burket, Ind.
We remain Our brother and sisters
in the one body, the church z and all
complete in him.
S. L. SPECK AND CO.
Since our notice a short time ago,
concerning the book we propose to
write, a few private letters have been
BY W G. SCHELL. sent us which contained some valuable
points of information. We thank the
dear ones for their kindness and aid
in that line, and shall be glad to hear
from others.
Last week we sent out statements
to subscribers whose time of subscrip-tion
has expired, as we desire to
revise our books at the begining of
the year; and all who received a no-tice
please let us know whether you
desire the paper continued. If you
have not the money and desire - the
paper continued, all you have to do
is to write and let us know at once
and your names will be left on the list.
Those who are destitute and too poor
to pay, please let us know, and your
names will be placed on the free list.
If any mistake has taken place let
us know and we will gladly rectify
the same.
The Boy's Companion.
■ SP• 6/ 0- 411,.
SHELTON, NEB., Nov. 12, 1893.
DEAR SAINTS OF GOD: I think a few
words from this part of the field is
due you. After leaving the Hollen-burg
camp meeting we traveled with
team north- west to this place, distrib-uting
tracts and TRUMPETS. On our
arrival here we received a package
of books and a roll of papers from
the Trumpet Office. The papers we
distributed over this country. We
also preached the gospel and gave
lessons in Sabbath schools. This is -
a new field, and the work is breaking
up the fallow ground and sowing
good seed. I find a few good people
in this country, and one said to me
after reading-- the TRUMPET, " That
just suits me, that is just what I
wanted." So we are to sow beside
all waters. Since I was anointed at
Hollenburg, I have gradually gained
strength and have a . better appetite
than I have had for years. Glory be
to our God whom we serve! He is a-ble
to deliver us out of the burning
fiery furnace, and his grace is suffi-
have already commenced, we expect ' them
delivered_ in tne power of the I ioly
Spirit. On Lord's - day afternoon
we went down to a large stream of
water, and there dear Brothei- and
Sister Cope were buried with Christ in
baptisnein the presence of a large con-gregation
of people. We had many
invitations to return, which we expect
to do in the spring, the Lord will-ing.
May God bless them for their
kindness to us during our short stay
with them and keep them faithful to
the end, is our prayer.
We arrived safe in this place last
evening, and find truly that God has
been working with the people here,
and no doubt will accomplish the
work intended by sending us here,
and get to himself a people and
great glory, even in Augusta, and
though the Exposition and State Fair
to begin meeting
t
o night in the name in bed. And trheya camye aned pd
come to the houSeweher IWaS
converted and three sanctified \ t
I- pel in its purity! I am glad: to tell
3: On t my husband professed faith
in Christ, and was baptized with me.
0 pray for us, that we may be able
to do all the will of God. Your sis-were
wt-: 11 pleased with the gospel, as1 , u saved and. sanctified,
WINNIE COPE.
AUGCSTA, GA, NOv• 10, 1893. I DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS I
ST. CLAIR, TENN.
bleDsEsA yRoLuY BalEl LaObVuEnDd SanAItNlyT, S f: o Mr a_ yl eGsuods, Ii CvHatRiIoSnT.: I am rejoicing in a full sal sake. Amen. We are happy to re- t on earth cIo duildd nboet aksn hoawp tphya ta sp eIo apml
Jesus
port perfect victory in the name of this morning. I want to praise God
awnidth k . ea pW cto ebn yas trhaein sft up rloilvywe sre aro vffer podem ianc a ehl lii nme vo, i ulf, roIIr bC thhrei sgti, f wt ohof hsuisf fbeerleodv tehda tS wone , t Jheigsuh souls. Praise God forever1! he meet- e madee so rich and free I .
away with Christ in God. Glory, glo
the begi n m ng t he, : weather was un-part
of the meeting was well attend-ed,
and the majority of the people
favorable, being rainyr; but the latte
i ng near St. Clair, Tenn. was good.
Although not many were saved,
there were quite a number that ac-pknooswit
ieodng efdo rt hthe et rruitghh at. n Td WtoOok wtheerier r ones lere preac. h the blessed gos-cient
to enable us to be an overcom- 1Dear saints, pray for me that
er in ever_ trial, in every temptation. know more of the Lord's will. YI omurasy
Your brother, saved and kept by the truly,
power of God . A. WILES. A. H. BLACKMER.
of Jesus, whoi s mighty to save and
MANCHESTER, IOWA.
DEAR ONES IN CHRIST: My testi-mony
is, I am saved and kept by the
mighty power of God. Praise His
great and holy name! _ God- saved
me, a sinner, last July. Since that,
he has healed me. I had rheumatism
in my arms anc, leall over my back and
chest. I got so bad that I could
hardly breathe. The doctor told me
that when it went to the heart it
would be apt to kill me. And I felt
as if my time was short upon this
earth, but glory be to Jesus he told
me to send for the brethren and sis-ters
and have them pray for me, that
it was his will to heal me. So I had
my husband go where they were
holding, prayer meeting and have
and I was he
a
led immediately . I ot
breathe as free as ever. And w
hen
0 thank God for sending his anointed
ry! I am kept by his mighty power-
CARMI, ILL.
DEAD. SAINTS OF GOD: I have nev-er
written to the TRUMPET and have
not taken it but a short time, but have
been a reader of its pages'for nearly
one _ venr. I do think it is the very
best holiness paper I have ever read..
Praise God for the GOSPEL TRumpE
The Spirit itself beareth witness wi
my spirit this morning that I am
child of God. Rom. 8: 16. Praise th
Lord I Ten years ago God for Christ
sake pardoned my sins; for abo
nine years I lived in a justified rel
tion to God, living up to all the ugh
I had. With that I continued Inn
gering and thirsting after righteou
ness. Matt. 5: 6. And Jesus said sue
should be filled. At that time san
tification as a second and distinc
work of grace was preached near h
and I heard of it, and immediatel
began searching the scriptures an
found it to be true, and that this
the will of God even your sanctifica.
tion. Thess. 4: 3. Well praise th
Lard, I now realized the truth o
Jno. 16: 13,—" When He the Spirit o
truth is come, He will guide you in
to all
t
ruth." Praise the dear Lord
for light! As soon as I saw it was my
privilege to be made free from the
power and dominion of the adversa-ry
of my soul, I immediately began
seeking for the blessing of entire
sanctification. I was then a member
of the Missionary Baptist sect, and
our pastor tried hard to hinder our
faith, but I conferred not with flesh
and blood, but obeyed Rom. 12: 1,
and immediately experienced that
peace of God which passeth all un-derstanding.
Glory to Jesus for full
salvation! Well it was but a short
time after the Lord had sanctified
me wholly, until they put me out of
their sect. I did think seriously for
a while of joining the M. E. sect, but
the Lord would not let me. I praise
the Lord for the true light. I am
out of all sects, and in the one body;
and praise God for revealing to me
what the true church is. May God
bless his truth, to his own glory and
to the enlightenment of the eyes of the
understanding of his children every-where,
is the prayer of your sister,
under the blood,
MRS. R. C. BAUGH.
love of God, making this life a hea
en of glory unspeakable. What m
our eternal heaven be? It does n
yet appear, but by God's grace
shall see by and by. Yours, patie
by waiting the last great day,
CHAS. AND MINNIE ORE.
all his word. Our hearts are packed ion. When I returned home from
and overflowingewith the pure holy camp meetign I went to t iele meet ni g
v- where I was in the habit of going. I
ust testified to the wonderful saving pow-ot
er of God, then told them to drop my
we name, which they did; then I had a
nt- drawing to go to the M. E. meeting.
I went and truly God gave me liberty
to testify to what he had done for me,
and it did have its effect on some;
then the devil said to me" You surely
can go with them now, because God
so wonderfully blessed you in testify-ing."
But since then it was my priv-ilge
to go to St. Louis and hear Sister
Walter preach a sermon on the spir-itual
house of God. 0 praise God
T.! forever and eyed- Before she was
th through with the discourse I was fully
a convinced by the Spirit of God that
e I cannot go to sect meetings. only
is when God sends me there with a
ut message. God says in Jer. 15: 19,20,
a- " Therefore, thus saith the Lord, If
t thou return, then will I bring thee
1-- again, and thou shalt stand before me,
s- and if thou take forth the precious
h from the vile, thou shalt be as my
C- . mouth; let them return unto thee, but
t return not unto thern; and I will make
y, the
e
unto this people a fenced brazen
y wall, and they shall fight against thee,
d but they shall not prevail against
S thee, for I am with thee to save thee
- and to deliver thee, saith the Lord."
e Yours in Christ, EMILY PUTMAN.
OBITUARIES.
BANGOR, MICH.
George W. La. nning was born Oct.
17, 1849, in Hancock Co., Ohio, died
in BangoreMich. Oct 16, 1893. He
was converted when young and lived
a true Christian life, until he heard
the evening light preached. He ac-cepted
it and was faithful until death.
Though he was a great sufferer, he
never once gave up his hope in Jesus,
and just a few days before he died he
said, " Take every thing from me, but
let me have salvation." He would
sing and praise - the Lora through all
his affliction. We can truly say, " Our
loss is his gain." Blessed be the name
of the Lord! MRS. M. A. LANNING.
WEST SALEM30;
Ameliah Repp, maiden name Ben-singer,
was born in Berks Co., Pa.
Jan. 16, 1816, and died at her home
near West Salem, 0., Oct. 19, 1893.
Aged 77 years, 8 mo. and 3 days. She
emigrated with her parents to Ohio
in the year of 1 834, and was united
in marriage to Peter Repp in 1836.
To this union were born nine sons
and two daughters. Two sons resid-ing
at Glenn and a daughter at Lee,
Mich.; and the rest, seven sons and
one daughter residing near her home.
She was converted during the winter
of 67 and joined the Evangelical As-sociation,
but lived a consecrated and
devoted life until- death came to re-lease
her of her pain and sufferings.
She has been a sufferer for years and
for 28 long months she has been sore-ly
afflicted, but humbly bowed to the
will of the Omnipotent, and bore her
affliction with Christian patience, only
waiting for the Master to say, It is
enough, come up higher. Her very
countenance told that she was pre-pared
to go and meet her God in
peace, and she- often expressed her
desire to depart this life and be at
rest. She leaves to mourn her de-parture,
an aged husband, nine sons,
two daughters, forty- four grandchil-dren,
eleven great- grandchildren and
a host of relatives and friends. Elev-en
grand children preceded her to
the spirit world, where they meet in
bliss to part no more. Text,— Phil.
1: 21. " For to me to live is Christ,
and to die is gain."
ALFRED LEIBEY,
Lee, Mich.
fort and save all the dear ffiendS' .
and make this providence of God a
great blessing to the' communitye
Amen.
gregation. May the Lord bless; nO -
strong to deliver. Praise his name
forever! Amen. We desire your u-nited
prayers. Yours in the one
body, contending for the faith,
Thomas CARTER,
A. J. KILPATRI K ,
1446 Marbury St.
TESTIMONIES 44
WONDERFUL.
PIC nun.
CENTRE PINT, IOWA.
DEAR SAmrs Gon: I feel led to
write my testimony for the glory of
God. I praise the Lord I am saved
to day. I am free from all sects and
human oganizations. Thank God!
Pray for me, dear saints, that I may
always be faithful, and never depart
from the narrow way. Your brother
in Christ, C. E. CALDWELL.
ELLISVILLE, MISS.
D EAR SAINTS OF Gon: I praise God
for this wonderful salvation that
saves me to the uttermost, frees me
from all sectism and Babylon confu-sion;
and gives perfect peace to my
soul. I can shout freedom, through
the redemption of the blood . of the
Lamb. Praise God! His word is a
lamp unto my feet and a light unto
my path; and the more I walk this
way the brighter the light shines un-to
me. Pray for me. Your sister,
saved to the uttermost,
G. A. THOMAS.
DODGE CITY, KAN.
DEAR SAINTS: I thank God that I
am rejoicing in a free salvation, that
. am saved and sanctified, and have
victory over the world, the flesh and
the devil. I have been praying for
five or six years for God to raise up
ah people that would worship him
without sects and isms. I am asking
God to send some of his people here
to hold a meeting. There are about
four saints here. But we have never
had the gospel preached in its purity.
ELLEN ASTIENEELTES.
4 SMITH CENTER, KAN.
DEAR SAINTS OF GOD: I have a de-sire
to let you know I am still trust-ing
in God, and I want to obey him
In all things. Oh! I do praise God
for his cleansing and keeping power.
Glory to God in the highest! There
are a few here that are out in the
evening light, and we have been ex-pecting
some of God's ministers to
come here to hold meeting. We are
real hungry for some pure gospel
food. B. A. WILLIAMS.
CORTEZ, COLO.
DEAR TRUMPET READERS: I have
been waiting, before writing my tes-timony,
for the Lord to heal me. I
cannot say that I am healed, but I am
better. I am trusting in the Lord for
a complete healing. The Lord is my
keeper and my all. I am trusting him
for all things, and am living up to his
word the best I know how. I give
God all the praise for what he is do-ing
for me. And I love him dearly.
HAMILTON, MICH.
DEAR SAINTS OF GOD: To day I am
praising God for salvation that saves
me from all sin. The scripture tells
us that everything works together
for good to those that love the Lord,
and I find it so. The dear Lord has
wonderfully healed me several times,
for which I give him all the glory.
At this present time I am very much
afflicted with a very serious internal
cancer. Have been suffering for sev-eral
months. I ask the prayers of
all who read this to pray that every-thing
may be removed that may pre-vent
my healing. I also ask the
prayers of the saints that my hus-band
and children may give their
hearts to Jesus and be saved. Oh
my heart is so burdened for them,
to see them saved before it is too late.
According to the signs of the times
it will not be long before the great
and final day of the Lord. From
your sister, saved,
CHARITY A. KIMBER.
right out of bed and could use my
arms in any way I pleased, and could
my husband saw what the Lord had
done, he was saved the same time.
I give God all the praise. His praise
is continually in my mouth. I am so
glad God ever led me out into the
evening light. He is my all and in all.
He keeps me and sanctifies me. Pray
for us. Yours washed and cleansed
in the blood of Jesus,
ROLINO HEMPSTEAD.
BRECKENRIDGE, MICH.
DEAR SAINTS OF GOD: I feel it would
be to God's glory to testify to the
great and wonderful work the Lord
truly has done for me. I was a slave
to tobacco for thirty- seven years,
thought I could not live without it, as
it was ordered by my physician that I
should smoke for a distress in my
stomach. I had tried in my own
strength to leave off sraoleing, as I was
ashamed of it, but could not. This
summer as it was my priviledge to
attend the saints' camp meeting at
St. Louis, Mich. where the pure gos-pel
was preached in all its power and
simplicity, I was convinced that I was
not right with God. Up to this time
I was a member of good standing in
the Congregational sect, but oh there
was no life and power of Christ there,
nnd now I wonder that I stayed there
as long as I did. I loved God and
what I supposed was his cause, but I
wanted to be popular and dress like
all the rest. But oh how I do praise
God with all my heart that my eyes
were opened to the truth! I had heard
only two sermons preached on the
straight way before camp meeting,
but oh how this created a hunger
a. nd thirst within for more light and
knowledge of God's will and way!
Praise God, when I got on the ground
I received a great blessing; new light
came and I felt that God could take
away all the evil out of my heart, and
in answer to believing prayer the
power was given to overcome the ter-rible
habit. 9 praise him, all ye peo-pie,
for the Lord has saved me from
all the slavery of this bondage to sin.
There is not the least desire for it.
I'm free! I'm free! Bless his dear
name!
He also saved me from sect Baby-
On the 6th of Nov. 1893, five miles
north of Fern, Pa. Clark W. Davis
was called Out of time into eternity.
Aged 26 years, 3rno. and 12 days. He
and his brother Richard, both beau-tiful,
bright young men, began to be
consumpted about five years ago.
Though blessed with a praying
mother and kind father, they were
sinful and rebellious toward God. But
in spite of all that could be done to
rescue them from the grasp of that
dreaded disease, its wasting continu-ed
until the dear boys were brought
face to face with death. The saints
visited and prayed with them, and
held meetings in the house, and final-ly
Richard, the younger of the two,
was constrained, by the love of Christ,
to give his heart to God. He was
joyfully saved. He only lived sever
al days to praise God on earth, in the
ojoyyss of heaven's love. He de-parted
im peace Oct. 29. Up to the
day of his funeral his brother Clark
remained yet hard hearted and un-yielding.
But as he took his farewell
look upon the cold, but peaceful face
of his departed brother, he was made,
to cry out, " I too will have to die.'
After returning from the grave, the
saints talked to him, and sang with
him, and from that time his proud
heart melted by the love of Christ,
and a few days later he too was joy-fully
converted to God. 0 the good-ness
and infinite mercy of God! Dear
Bro. Clark lived about one week,
praising God in all his sufferings and
admonished all the friends to meet
him in heaven. Nine days after the
departure of his brother, he bid all
an affectionate farewell, and left his
earthly house, to join his brother in
a house not made with hands in the
heavens. The dear boys leave father,
mother, brothels and sisters, this
comfort in their sorrow, that all is
well with them; since they have gone
to be with Jesus forever. 0 may God
save the father and all the surviving
friends in Jesus, that they may also
depart in peace and join the loved
ones over there. Satan had evil
affected the minds of the dear boys
against us, but after saved, they were
both very anxious to see us. But
this desire was not realized. We
reached here the same day Bro. Clark
departed, and hearing of his desire
to see us, our company hastened on
to the place, but found the spirit had
taken its flight a few hours before
our arrival. We had the sacred priv-ilege
of preaching his funeral in the
school house near by, to a large con-
DIED, near Grand Junction, Mich.,
Nrov. 16, 1893, Emma Belie Courtney;
aged ten years, ten months and ten
days, only daughter of John and Sister
J. E. Courtney of Bay View, Mich.
Little Belle was attending the private
school on the camp ground. She was
delighted with the school and enjoyed
the society of the dear ones in whose
loving care she was entrusted. On
Thursday, Nov. 16 she was taken
seriously ill, and within a few hours
certain changes gave evidence that
F he was soon to pass away. Sister
Courtney was at Battle Creek caring
for her sister who was very sick. She
was dispatched to come at once, and
arrived in time to talk with and min-ister
to the comfort of her little daugh-ter,
from about five to twelve o'clock
P. M. of the same day, when, with the
calmness of an evening zephyr, like
one falling into a gentle slumber, she
departed to the life beyond. A tele-gram
was sent to Mr. Courtney who
hastened to come on the first train.
The day before, she had folded her
clothes neatly and packed her trunk.
Her last written recitation was fast-ened
with a pin on her jacket, the
first thing to be discovered on opening
her trunk. A school- mate stood by
while she was arranging her things,
and on seeing her Testament re-marked
that she would desire a book
like hers. Belle replied, " You may
have it, as I shall have no more use
for it." A few days before, she
wrote to her papa enclosing a few
cards for keep- sakes. She had re-cently
given her heart to the Lord,
and the gentle sweetness of his nature
wrought within, had greatly attached
her to all hearts that knew her.
" At rest, speaks forth the face so fair,
At rest, the books she laid away,
At rest, the trunk she packed with care,
At rest, her soul in fadeless day.
In sympathy we, parents, share
Your loss of darling little Belle,
But God in wisdom cloth declare,
In love, He doeth all things well."
In our school one vacant seat,
We'll hear her voice no more in song;
No more her lovely face we'll greet,
Until it be ' mid heavenly throng.
In our school one vacant seat,
The blessed Lord doth all things well;
We bow submissive at his feet,
E'en when He taketh little Belle.
Funeral services by G. B. Collins
and S. Michels. Your brother in
Christ, CHARLES ORR, TEACHER.
DIED, Nov. 12, 1893, at Plainwell,
Mich., Opal, infant daughter of
Frank and Sister Jessie Irland; aged
seventeen months. The child has
been a sufferer since it was three
months old, and God in his mercy
saw fit to take it home. May God
comfort the bereaved parents, and
may their loss be the means of bring-ing
the unsaved father to Christ and
meet her in heaven. Funeral servi-ces
by GEORGE NICHOL.
CAMP GROUND, GRAND JUNCTION,
MICH.
DEAR CHRISTIAN FAMILY: Jesus has
now been living with us three years.
We love very much to have him with
us continually. He is so mindful of
us. When cares come he tells us to
cast them on him. We obey and so
are left free from care. When comes
even the faintest shadow of discour-agement
he speaks such words of
comfort and good cheer that all
couragements flee away. When in
need we ask and he supplies. In-deed
we never are in want, he has
such care for us. When we are sick
his great heart of love and sympathy
is touched and he heals us. He is so
faithful in all he has promised; he
has won our trust until we know of
no matter from least to greatest we
have not trusted away with him. Our
life every day is one of peace, happi-ness
and victory. We have learned
the sweet lesson of contentment, no
matter what the natural circumstan-ces
may be. Jesus walks with us and
enables us to walk in tender love and
harmony, and when we come to him
in prayer, we two are agreed as if but
one, which only we are, and the glo-ry
given the Son by the Father is
given us.
I enjoy the school- room work with
all my heart. The Lord controls by
his power and teaches by his wisdom.
Praise God! we are pure, happy and
blessed. Jesus is leading while we
follow on with unwavering faith in
right or not.
I shave heard persons brag of one
child's bright intellect and capability,
of learning, etc., and talk of an-other's
dullness, forgetfulness, and
every other fault he had, right in
the presence of both. That is a
an awful wrong and ought never to
be done; it causes emulation in the
former, and despondency in the lat-ter.
If the child is dull and cannot
learn as fast as others, he cannot
help it; we should notary to increase
that dullness by discouraging him,
but we should do all in our power to
encourage and help him. His soul is
just as precious that of any one else.
Paul says, Comfort the feeble minded,
support the weak, be patient toward
on them. best never to make them angry. all men.-- t Thess. 5: 15.
The promise in the above text, is Fathers, provoke not your children - Well says one, How must children
to anger lest they be discouraged.— be trained? Let the Word answer.
Col. 3: 21. I have seen persons, and And ye fathers, provoke not your
even parents tease and even torment children to wrath: but bring them up
children until they were angry, and in the nurture and admonition of the
then think it pleasure to see the lit- Lord.— Eph. 6: 4. Now it does not
tie fellows fight and cry. And some say to send them up. as a great many
are trying to do, but " bring them
up." That implies you must be right
with God yourself, so you can go be-fore
them, and lead them. Set a
godly example before them, never
do anything in their presence that
you would not have them do. Some
people will teach their children not
to do some things and do the same
things themselves. I have,, heard
men admonish their boys not to
smoke, and at the same time have a
pipe in their mouth. Such admoni-tions
amount to nothing. Therefore
thou art inexcusable, 0 man, whoso-ever
thou art that judgest: for where-in
thou judgest another, thou con-demnest
thyself; for thou that judg-est
doest the same things.— Rom.
In order for us to train them in the
what I am doing: and for that rea- third and worst of all they were told way of the Lord, we must have the
son, very often they go without cor- a lie, and they know it; and such divine nature: for it is impossible for
rection. The trouble is, such persons treatment has no good effect, but the parents to lead a child in the path of
need correction themselves, by re- child is made worse. I have known righteousness if they themselves are
penting of their sins; and get a parents in trying to conquer their not in it. When we have the divine
knowledge of salvation by the remis- child, to shut them up in a dark clos- nature, it will overrule the evil na-sion
of the same, then go on unto et, or out of the house at night, and ture. in the child and keep it under
subjection, but if we give place to the
devil and get angry, we fellowship
the evil spirit in the child; and the
good spirit is overruled, and the
child is controlled by the evil nature.
We should use all possible means
of kindness and love, to get them to
obey us; but when the evil nature
gets control of the good; it must be
conquered if it takes the rod to ac-complish
it. There is a right way to
use the rod. I have seen persons use
the rod just enough to tickle or tan-talize
the child. Such as that only
provokes to anger. The Word says,
" Thou shalt beat him." That means
would tempt me that very way; and sent headlong down the road to ruin. to whip hard enough to hurt without
more so when Lome one was pres_ Another way to ruin a child, is, fatal prolonged injury. The time to
ent, and it seems like the children when one parent is correcting him begin to train a child, is from the
for some wrong act, the other to day of its birth. D I not take it up
take his part and begin to pet and every time it cries; if you do, it will
pity him; and scold the other for soon learn to cry for some one to
correcting him, right in his presence. takeit, and if no one has time to take
Now the devil smiles at such as that, it, it will fret and get angry, and the
and takes delight in the parent help- devil who always goes to work in
ing him to destroy the child's soul. time whether you do or not, will
Oh parents, awake to your duty and largely develop his nature . in the
do not be the cause of sending your child and make it much harder to
children to everlasting woe. conquer when it is older. The time
Well says the mother, My husband to begin to use the rod is just as soon
is unsaved and he whips so unmerci- as the child can understand what you
fully. That should never be done. command it. Be sure every corn-
But even if the child is somewhat mand is a consistent one, then see
abused, if it is not too unmerciful you that it obeys you. You hear so many
should hold your peace until some say, My children are so bad I do not
other time, then talk the matter over know what to do now. The trouble
privately, and not in the child's pres- is they never did know, or if they did
ence. I have often seen one parent know their duty they did not do it.
Some will say, I have done the best I
could, but my children have such
mean dispositions, I do not believe
any one could haye raised them right.
Then you do not believe the Word
of God is true where it says: Train
up a child in the way he should go,
and when he is old,. he will not de-
? art from it.-- Prov. 22: 6.
and our children will love us. Show chastise one and he goes to the other That child never lived that was so
me a child whose parents cannot con- Ii to bbe petted he gets no encourage- full of the devil it could not be train-trol,
and I will show you a child that ment. They should not be permitted, ed right. No matter how their dis-does
not care much for its parents. to do that. A good way to discour- I position is, if they - have the proper
On the other hand, the child that is, age a child is to tell all of his faults instruction and correction, they can
made to obey its parents will love to some one in his presence and also be brought up in the nurture and ad-them.
There is no certain rule, by every thing that he ever did that was monition of the Lord, as the Word worse, and it is all because they are
which to govern children, because of wrong. Such only discourage him commands. God's word does not not trained in the way they should
different temperaments, or disposi- 1 and he will not care whether he does command an impossibility of any one, go. Why are there so many prisons
ernment of children amongI Lie and their children, if cultivated will
People, and more especially among develop into a burning love, but if
the saints, I have felt for sotne time, abused it will be destroyed. The
impressed by the Spirit of God, to apostle tells Timothy such would be
write upon this important subject. in the last days. 2 Tim. 3: 3.
And as I greatly feel my weakness,
and inability of composition, I ask
God to direct my thoughts and pen,
and I believe he does it. This is
something that ought to concern" ev-ery
one to whom God has entrusted
the care of children. Whether as
parents, nurse, teacher, or guardian,
they should thoroughly understand
and do the duty that is enjoined up-one
among the most precious to my
soul. Praise the Lärd! Not only do
we have the promise of the life that
now is, and that which is to come,
but also of fixing the eternal destiny
of our little ones in heaven. Fathers
and mothers, do, you know =.,- hat re- will teach them to say bad words
sponsibility rests upon you? Do you and laugh to hear them speak them.
know God will hold you accountable Oh dear reader, are you guilty of
how you rear your children? Can you
fail to do your duty and stand ap-proved
of God in " the judgment- day? to hell and damnation? I have seen
I answer no. If you do not train professors do these very things, but
them in the way they should go, and
they are lost, they will come up as a
witness, and a testimony against you
in that great and terrible day of the
Lord. Oh! for Jesus' sake and for the
sake of your own souls, and the souls
of your children, awake to your duty
before it is too late.
Well says one, if I knew what to
do, I would do it, but my children
are so bad, I cannot control them; I
do not like to start to whip, for very
often I get so mad, I scarcely know
perfection and get all of that " mad" tell them if they did not behave they
taken out of their hearts; then they would give them to the dogs, or the
could deal properly with their chil- bad man. All such treatment is
dren. The timid saint says I would wrong and only fits them for the
be more firm and strict with my chil- " bad man."
dren, and use the rod more, but I
fear those around me will think I am
carnal, and I know the love of God
has destroyed all carnality out of my
heart. That is just what it will do;
but is that all love does? There is no
Parents sometimes promise their
child a whipping from time to time
and never do it until the child loses
all confidence in them, and gets so
had, they can scarcely live with him;
then perhaps the father cannot con-fear
in love; but perfect love casteth trol his angry passions, and beats
out fear: because fear hath torment. the child unmercifully, and all it a-mounts
to, the child's heart is harder
than ever, and has a dislike for his
parents and every body else, and is
He that feareth is not made perfect
in love.— i Jno. 4: 18.
When I was first saved, the devil
will get worse then, than any other
time; but the Lord showed me I
must be just as firm, and use the- rod
just the same as if no one were pres-ent.
Hear what the wise man says.
Withhold not correction from the
child; for if thou beatest him with
the rod, he shall not die. Thou shalt
beat him with the rod and shalt de-liver
his soul from hell.— Prov. 23: 14.
Foolishness is bound in the heart of
a child, but the rod of correction Shall
drive it far from . him.— Prov. 22: 15,
Some will say, I love my child so
much I cannot bear- to whip him. It
nearly breaks my heart to hear him
cry. He that spareth his rod HATETH
HIS SON: but he that loveth him chas-teneth
him betimes.— Pro- v.
Chasten thy son while there is hope, correcting their child, and the other
and let not thy soul spare for his cry- interfere and stop it, then the child
would fail to get what it so much
needed, and it would become more
stubborn and worse to get along with
than ever;
We have had but very little exper-ience
of this kind in our family, for
which we praise God. Now when we
ing.— Prov. to: 18.
Now these scriptures do not mean
we should be unmerciful and abuse
our children, but we should give
them correction, and use the rod
whenever it is needed; and if we
love them as we should we will do so,
Train up. h child in the way he should go and " when
be is old he will not depart from it. Prey. 22: 6.
, EEING a great need of the gov-
" GOVERN- MIT OF OBILDREIT." Lions. But there is a law that would
prove true in every case, and that is
the law of Rive. There is a natural
affection existing between parents
Hundreds of parents destroy the
natural affection in themselves and
their children, and wonder why it is
they are so bad. Oh that God will
awaken the people to these facts,
that many- souls may be saved from
hell! We should do all in our power
to make them understand that we
love them and o win their affection
so they love us. We should do our
such a thing? if you are, do you not
know you are rushing your child on
such is an abomination in the sight
of God, and any one that does such
things, can never see heaven. An-other
way to provoke a child to anger,
( and many often do it), is when they
are doing something wrong, to slip
up to them and slap them before they
know any one is near; and they say
the next time you do that skin you
alive. Now such is a sin in the sight
of God. In the first plac& they were
not approached in the right manner,
second they are provoked to anger,
and Jesus says, " If ye love me, keep
my commandments."--] no. 14 15. I
have met with saints a few times, who
seemed to be honest at heart, but
did not feel right in their experience,
when looking into the matter, and
judging from the way their children
acted, we would find they had not
done their duty in training them, and
just as soon as they would consecrate
to do their duty in that and every-thing
else, they would get clear in
their souls again. The Lord not
let us feel right if we do not obey
him. It would not be right for him
to do so. We must do our whole
duty if we want all God has for us.
Well, says one, I did not know
these things in time, and now- my
children have got several years the
start of me; what am I to do now?
The Word of God says, " Redeem
the time because the days are evil."
Do your whole duty from this time
forward. Jesus says if any man will do
his will ( God's will), he shall know
of the doctrine. So if you want to
know what to do now, do God's will,
and you shall know. In order to
rule our house, we must command
our children. -
Abraham " commanded his children
and his household after him." Why
did hp command them? " And they
shall keep the way of the Lord to do
justice and judgment."— Gen. 18: 19.
The child that is not too much hard-ened
by disobedience can be con-quered:
no matter if he is along in
years, by asking God's help, - and us- necessary, we could go right to them.
ing gentleness and kindness.; but be
firm and see that he obeys every time
he is commanded. If the child is be-yond
all control, and too large to
chastize, all that can. be done is to
melt down in earnest prayer to God
in his presence, and pray God to
soften the heart and save his soul.
Many a young man and young lady
have been converted through the in-fluence
of an earnest prayer of a
mother, though perhaps it was of-fered
in their childhood. I know this
by experience. I remember when I
was about twelve years old, about
two years before our mother died, one
Sunday afternoon she called the
children in her bed- room. There
were five of us; four younger than
myself. She bade us kneel at the bed-side.
She then offered a prayer to
God that I shall never forget. After
she had prayed for the older ones of
the family, a special petition was of-fered
for the little ones by her side.
She gave us up into God's care, for
she seemed to understand that it
would not be long until she would be
called away from us, and so it was
not. Oh rpaise God! she left us in
good hands, and her prayer for the
little ones was answered, for we are
all sweetly saved in Jesus. One little
girl died at the age of eleven years.
She told us she was going to meet
mother. The rest of us have been
saved since.
That prayer I heard my mother
utter, stamped an impression upon I
my young heart that never left me.
Although After her death, I wandered
far away from the path of virtue, in
which she led me, following sin and
vice; but wherever I went,. those ag-onizing
groans and sobs that came
from my mother, haunted me, and I
had no rest nor peace until Jesus
saved my soul two years ago last
July. 0 dear saints, let us live very
close to Jesus, and he will teach us
how to train our children, arid will
also teach them how tc, obey. I be-lieve
the greatest trouble with the
people in rearing their children,- is
because they do not live close enough
to God themselves. Do you have
family prayer? If you do not, you
know you should. When you pray,
do you command your children to
kneel with you? or do you let them
run at liberty over the house, or run
off every time you_ have prayer? I
have seen children twelve years old,
that would run right through the
room in time of prayer. . Now the
parents are to blame for that. Hea-then
children could not act much
filled with convicts? - Why are so
TT many hanged et the gallows? Why are
there so many drunkards? Why are
there so many houses of ill fame, fill-ed
with women who were once inno-cent
Children? Why do 50 many
commit suicide? Why do so many
lose their mind and become insane?
It is all because they were not brought
up in the nurture and admonition of
the Lord. -
Many parents talk anything and
everything before their children, and
then will wonder why it is their chil-dren
know so many things the y ought
nat. A man once remarked to a
friend, in the presence of a little boot
black, Our children know more than
we do. The little fellow remarked,
" Why shouldn't we? We know all
our parents know, and and - all, we
learn among ourselves." And it is
true, they learn man y sinful things
they ought not. But the evil effects
of sin and vice, they seldom ever
learn, because they are not taught it.
We should caution our children a-gainst
all kinds of sin and vice that
is afloat in the world in these perilous
times. Let us create a disgust in the
child's heart against these evils, then
when the devil conies, he witl have
no effect upon the young heart, be-cause
it will fear to do evil, having
learned to do well. Be sure your
children keep good company. One
bad boy will spoil multitudes of good
ones. We should always know where
our children are, so at any time if
So many will let their children go
every where they please, and be gone
from morning till night, and never
know where they are. Now I have
ssen this among some professing to
be saints. Oh may God help all who
profess Christ, to see what their duty
is in regard to their children, is my
earnest prayer. When children are
brought under subjection to their
parents, it goes very far toward in-clining
them to be subject unto God,
hence is one of the chief influences
for their salvation, and their ultimate
happiness in heaven. On the other
hand, if they are allowed to act as
they please toward their earthly par-ents,
they will be strongly indisposed
to bow to the law of our Heavenly
Father. And so your want of gov-ernment,
perhaps More than any one
thing, will be the means of their e-ternal
destruction from the presence
of God, and the glory of heaven. And
now I offer a solemn charge in the
name of Jesus; rule your children,
and save their souls from eternal
misery and woe.
W. B. SCHREIBER.
DoNIPHAN,
DEAR SAINTS: I do realize that I
have been purified - and made white
through the blood of the Lamb.
Praise God! I feel victory in my
soul all the time. I am free- from the
devil and consecrated to the will of
God. I am ready to work far the
Lord, wherever he leads me. Pray
for me. Your brother, saved and
sanctified, LEROY C. CATLETT.
CENTER POINT, IOWA.
DEAR SAINTS OF Goy): I want to
write and tell What God has done for
Ine. How I praise him for letting his
glorious light shine on my sin- darken-ed
soul. I thought I was converted
thirteen years ago, and lived up to all
light I then had. - I had not been taught
to pray for holiness, or realized what
God's word meant when it said we
must be holy. I had an unsatisfied
longing for something more, which
never was appeased until after God's
dear saints, sisters Fink and Shoffner,
came here. Quite a number were
- saved, my husband among them. I
went with him to the first prayer meet-ing
the saints held after the sisters left,
and I was then led that I should go in
with them. How I do bless and love
God for what he has dene for me! I
- trust him wholly for healing of soul
and body, and he keeps me from sin
and gives me strength to resist temp-tation,
and patience to forgive and
pray for those that call us names and
persecute us. I do praise him that
we are counted worthy to suffer per-secution
for our dear Savior's sake.
Pray for us, dear saints that we may
always be faithful, and also that some
holiness preacher may be led here.
Yours, saved wholly, and happy in
Christ, MINNIE H. CALDWELL.